2023 elections: I’m proud of supporting APC, Anyim replies PDP NWC

Grace Egbo – Abakaliki

Former Secretary to Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reverse the suspension of himself and some other party leaders for the interest of the party.

He equally said he has no regret to have supported the APC governorship candidate during the last Saturday poll.

According to Anyim, it is difficult to explain why the NWC was in a hurry to suspend leaders of the party without recourse to fair hearing. He then described their action  as a display of innate cowardice, disappointing.
The former Senate President disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to journalists on Friday.

Anyim, who said he is proud to have supported the APC gubernatorial candidate in Ebonyi State Francis Nwifuru, to win the  Saturday election, says it’s conforms to the equitable formula in Ebonyi. 

He however noted that the arrogance of the NWC, led the party (PDP) to a colossal loss in the 2023 general elections. 

The statement reads “RE: PDP REFERS ORTOM TO DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, SUSPENDS FAYOSE, SHEMA, ANYIM, OTHERS. 

Having watched Mr. Debo Ologunagba read a press statement with the above title, on behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP, I have the following observations and comments to make: 

“The action of the NWC is, to say the least, disappointing. 

I thought the concern of the NWC now would be how to undertake a thorough self-examination on why they performed so poorly in the 2023 elections rather than seek to further divide the party by shifting blames. 

“It smacks of arrogance for the NWC to put up a bold face instead of showing remorse and being sober for leading the party to such colossal loss in the 2023 general elections, thereby dashing the hopes and expectations of party members and indeed Nigerians. 

“It is clear that arising from the leadership style of the NWC, many members, intentionally and proudly, worked against the party including members of the NWC. Therefore, it is a display of innate cowardice for NWC to choose soft targets to suspend and fear those that daily demonize them. 

“It is difficult to explain why the NWC is in a hurry to suspend leaders of the party without recourse to fair hearing, without which their action is null and void. 

“In the case of Ebonyi State, the NWC imposed a candidate from the sitting Governor’s zone, contrary to the zoning formular in the state. Every effort to let the NWC see reason fell on deaf ears.

“On the day the party’s presidential rally was held in Ebonyi State, I told Dr. Ayu that I was boycotting the rally because I cannot support the candidate they imposed on Ebonyi State. Dr. Ayu did nothing. He did not care even as I did not attend the Ebonyi rally.

“The NWC may wish to know that I am proud to have supported the APC Gubernatorial candidate in Ebonyi State to win the election because that conforms to the equitable formula in Ebonyi State. It is therefore my expectation that the NWC should reverse itself in the interest of the party”.

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