From Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday inaugurated its campaign council with Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate as Chairman Campaign Council and Mr Austin Igwe Edeze as the Director-General.
According to a statement by Engr Osita Kalu Ugoji, the State Liaison Officer Strategic Communications for the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Edeze among others contested the Governorship ticket of the party but lost to Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii.
The over 100-member campaign council also has the Senator Representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone, Chief Obinna Ogba as a member.
Also, a former Commissioner for Information in Ebonyi State, Chief Abia Onyike, was appointed the Director of Media and Publicity, of the council, while the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Comrade Chika Nwoba, was named the council’s Director of New Media.
The campaign council was inaugurated by the governorship candidate of the party in the state, Ifeanyi Odii, who also is the chairman of the council.
Odii explained that the task before the members of the Council was to work to ensure a resounding victory for the party at all levels.
He gave the council a marching order to develop a calendar for the campaign rallies in the state within 24 hours.
Odii pledged that if elected his administration would commit to the provision of credible leadership; create wealth and restore Ebonyi to economic prosperity.
He said, “We are here for serious business, we are not joking until the day we are declared as the winners of all the elections in Ebonyi; this is why we have carefully selected you for this campaign council.
Under our watch, Ebonyi will move tremendously towards being one of the richest states in the country.
“I have said before and let me reiterate it that I will use the natural resources Ebonyi is endowed with to develop the state and we are going to use our arable lands to generate wealth.
“I said that when I started my business, I started with zero balance sheet and was able to grow it into a thriving business that now cuts across Africa, and the world and I are ready to deploy that business ingenuity to create wealth for Ebonyi people.”
He congratulated members of the council for making the list, noting that more members would be injected into the council reminding them that there was work to do.
On the rumoured delisting of all the candidates of the party from the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Odii noted that it was the handiwork of the opposition who were afraid of the influence and popularity of the PDP in the state.
He added, “The opposition in the mischievous propaganda was trying to confuse the people but the truth remains that the people love us and we remain the candidates for the elections.”
Dr Odii assured party members that the state is set to receive our presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on 26 January 2023 and pledge to party members and supporters to vote for PDP at all levels.
Dignitaries at the PDP Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council were the first Executive Governor of Ebonyi State Senator Dr Sam Ominiyi Egwu, Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone, Senator Dr Michael Nnachi Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone, Chief Dr Ali Odefa National Vice Chairman South East, Chief Barr Paulinus Igwe Nwagu Deputy Governorship Candidate, RT HON Livinus Makwe Ohaozara, Ivo and Onicha Federal Constituency, Rt HON Lazarus Ogbee, Former House of representatives Ezza South and Ikwo federal constituency and Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone candidate, Barr Onwe S Onwe, PDP State House of Assembly members led by HON Engr Chris Usulor, PDP Critical Stakeholders led by Chief Boniface Ofoke, South East PDP Youth Leader Comrade Chidiebere Egwu , All Ebonyi State PDP Candidates, Former National Assembly Members, Former PDP State House of Assembly members, Former LG Chairmen, Development Center Coordinators , Former PDP ward Councillors, Atiku Okowa Volunteer Support Group, Anyichuks Support Groups, among others.
