By Victor Ahiuma-Young
Ahead of the 2019 general election, leaders and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, have resolved to conduct primaries for aspirants seeking the party’s ticket to represent the local government in the Delta State House of Assembly.

The resolution was reached at a meeting PDP held at its secretariat in Agbor, Delta State, which was attended by 19 leaders and elders of the party in the area including the Chairman of the party in the area, Mr Collins Bello; Chief Philip Igumbor; Rear Admiral Peter Eluma (retd); Col. Godwin Eboma (retd); Prof. J.E. Alika; Chief Isioma Okonta; Mr  Sunny Ogwu; Cosmos Igbinijie; Mr. Peter Idion and Mrs. Cecilia Ogbonyeri, among others.

In his remark, Collins Bello, who presided over the meeting, said four aspirants were vying for Ika South constituency seat in Delta State House of Assembly for now, adding that the PDP in the area would not impose candidates on the electorate.

According to him, the idea of organising primary election to choose a candidate for the party in the state House of Assembly election was in line with the PDP constitution, and meant to deepen internal democracy in the party.

“We will not encourage imposition of candidates and we shall collectively choose the person that will represent us in Delta State House of Assembly in order to deepen internal democracy in our party,” Bello stated.

Speaking separately, Mr Chuks Emuebie, Mrs. Cecilia Ogbonyeri, Mr. Peter Idion and Col. Godwin Eboma (retd) among others support the idea of organising a credible primary election to choose a candidate for the party in the state Assembly election, even as they harped on the need for political aspirants to spend less in their electioneering campaign.