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As the Local Government Election in Imo State billed for September 21, 2024 draws near , the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has set September 27 to conduct its ward congress in the state.
The PDP has also inaugurated the Congress Planning Committee led by Mike Ahumibe and Amby Umeh, as chairman and secretary.
Speaking to party faithful, the flagbearer of the party in the 2023 governorship election, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, encouraged members to make sacrifices by ensuring that peace and unity reign during the local government congresses.
He warned against divisive tendencies, misunderstanding and breakdown of law and order, urging all aspirants and stakeholders in the 305 electoral wards in the state to ensure decorum before, during and after the exercise.
Anyanwu said the exercise is not a forum to demonstrate power, brandish wealth or display desperation, but an opportunity to mend fences aimed at advancing and promoting the ideology of the party in the state.
He lauded the leadership of the Caretaker Committee chaired by Chidi Dike for bringing members together, maintaining that they shunned personal interest in the discharge of their duties.
Anyanwu insisted that the only way the party can achieve more political success is by allowing the people at the grassroot to select or elect the most popular candidate they will trust and work with.
He, however, expressed optimism that the party still stands the chance of reclaiming leadership positions, both in the state and at the national level.
Speaking while inaugurating the committee, Anyanwu revealed the decision of the party to accommodate up to six women at ward levels.
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