By Henry Umoru

ABUJA—DEPUTY National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said yesterday, that the party was proud of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, for his loyalty and service to the party.

Speaking when the deputy speaker visited him in his office after collecting his expression of interest form for the governorship race of Imo State, Secondus  who reiterated the commitment of the party’s position on a level playing field for all aspirants, stressed that with aspirants like Ihedioha, the PDP would have to put its best foot forward, just as he congratulated Ihedioha for seeking to move  from the legislature to the executive arm of government.

Secondus who charged all aspirants on the platform of the party to maintain and pursue peace in the states as that would help position the PDP for victory in the forthcoming general elections, said, “We wish you well and we want to commend you for all you have done for the party as the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives. You have done well, you supported the party and supporter Mr. President. We wish you well.

“For us in the national working committee, we will provide a level playing field for all aspirants, we will conduct very transparent primaries that will show that PDP is the best in terms of internal democracy and by the time we come out of that primaries, our candidates will be unbeatable in all the elections.

“On behalf of the National Chairman and Members of the Working Committee, we wish you well and we want to congratulate all your supporters; we ask that the most important thing is that we must maintain peace, we must be our brother’s keeper even back home in the state so that this process can come and go for us to start the campaign for the general elections.”