The Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, in Abia State has dismissed speculations that the previous Audio system of the State Home of Meeting who visited Governor Alex Otti on Friday, have been planning to defect to the Labour Occasion, LP.
Members of the Convention of Former Audio system of Abia State Home of Meeting had on Friday, visited Governor Alex Otti the place they endorsed his performances up to now in workplace.
The previous Audio system, together with the rapid previous Deputy Governor, Ude Oko Chukwu and two different former Audio system of the PDP extraction, throughout their go to, pledged to help Governor Alex Otti at the same time as they accompanied him to examine some ongoing highway initiatives in Aba.
The go to had thrown up speculations within the state that their go to may very well be a part of steps forward of their defection to the Labour Occasion.
However dispelling the rumours by a press assertion on Sunday, the PDP Vice Chairman and Appearing Publicity Secretary, Abraham Amah mentioned there was no fact that the members of the PDP who have been a part of the go to have been planning to defect to the Labour Occasion.
The PDP additionally dismissed the strategies that it was not intact in Abia due to the go to of the previous Audio system, declaring that such speculations have been laughable and peddled by those that are jittery of PDP opposition roles in Abia.
“The Abia PDP needs to clear the air on the go to and set the data straight to disappoint those that want to see it dismembered. The Convention of Former Audio system of Abia State Home of Meeting is a non-partisan organisation made up of eight members. Of the eight members, 5 belong to the PDP whereas three are of the APC and two of the PDP members, Rt. Hon. Dr. Alwell Asiforo Okere and Rt. Hon. Engr. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji didn’t embark on the mentioned go to.
“We State, in very clear phrases, that the PDP members who went to go to the Governor and the statements credited to them have been made of their private capacities and don’t signify the views of the PDP. The Abia PDP duly recognises their rights to freedom of affiliation as assured by the totally different declarations on human rights on the worldwide, nationwide and native ranges”, mentioned Abia PDP.
Abraham Amah mentioned the Convention which incorporates members of the APC made an identical go to to a PDP Governor just a few weeks in the past.
He reassured members of the PDP and their sympathisers that the PDP is “intact and unshakable” saying that some individuals who made unsuccessful makes an attempt to tug down PDP prior to now are behind the present hypothesis
