The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Chimaroke Nnamani has warned the leadership of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the unfair treatment against Governor Wike of Rivers State and four other southern governors will ruin the party’s chances of victory come 2023 general election.
Nnamani who gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja described as discouraging the absence of five serving PDP governors during the flag-off of the party’s presidential campaign, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital.
According to him, isolating and ignoring the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his four colleagues who are aggrieved colleagues would work against the overall interest of the PDP in the 2023 general polls.
Truthlive.net recalls that Wike and four of his colleagues including: Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie Ikpeazu(Abia) and their supporters were conspicuously absent at the Atiku Abubakar/ Ifeanyi Okowa flagged off presidential campaigns in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, on Monday.
He added: “it would be sheer arrogance on the part of the party leadership to ignore a critical group of five sitting Governors.”
“Today, I go on record in total condemnation of the treatment of the five governors mostly from the southern states within the PDP. The Governors are our leaders and their humiliation rubs off on all of us”.
The two-time former Governor of Enugu state (1999- 2007) recalled that state Governors were not treated with ignominy during his days.
He further cautioned the party against erecting parallel structures in the five affected states saying “politics is local and the folks from these affected states parading with the PDP leadership will not deliver their polling booths without the Governors.
Similarly, Nnamani emphasized that “Without the involvement of the Governors that are our leaders, these mere cheerleaders and feel-good political operatives cannot deliver.“
“They can drag themselves from their home states to Abuja. Some are Abuja permanent residents. They dress the meetings and Colour the rallies, but that is what it is, political colour dressing.”