BY CHINENYEH OZOR

Two years ahead of Enugu State 2015 governorship election, tension has gripped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state following reports that some ward executive members of the party in Igboeze North Local Government had taken oath to vote during the governorship primaries.

The attempt to buy up all the delegates was said to have been started by a governorship aspirant in the party.

Among the aspirants for governorship seat in PDP are the Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Ayogu Eze, PDP Chairman in Enugu, Chief Vitta Abbah, Amb. Fidel Ayogu, Chief Eugene Odoh, Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Chief Sam Onyishi, Dr. Pat Asadu, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi of the House of Representatives. Igbo-Eze North Council Area is the homestead of Senator Eze,

It was learnt that one of the aspirants who claimed to have the out-going Governor Sullivan Chime’s ear, reportedly administered oath on the ward executives after giving them N200,000, thus triggering tension in the party.