Breaking: Southeast Chieftain Emerges Consensus Candidate for PDP National Secretary

Breaking: Southeast Chieftain Emerges Consensus Candidate for PDP National Secretary

  • Samuel Anyanwu has emerged as the consensus candidate of the southeast zone of the Peoples Democratic Party for
  • The national vice chairman of the party for the southeast zone, Chief Ali Odefa, said Anyanwu was chosen after thorough debate by party members
  • Anyanwu, who was a member of the 8th Senate, hails from Imo state where he represented the Imo East senatorial district

Owerri, Imo - Senator Samuel Anyanwu has emerged as the consensus candidate of the southeast zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the position of the national secretary of the opposition party in the forthcoming National convention.

Anyanwu, who hails from Imo state, was a member of the 8th Senate where he represented Imo East Senatorial district under the platform of the PDP.

A statement released by the National Vice Chairman of the party for the southeast zone, Chief Ali Odefa, said Anyanwu emerged as the consensus candidate after thorough deliberation by the leaders and members of the party in the zone, The Sun reported.

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Senator Anyanwu becomes the consensus candidate for PDP National Secretary
Southeast chieftain emerged consensus candidate for PDP national secretary. Photo credit: Sen Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria
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The statement issued on Friday, October 15, and made available to journalists in Abakaliki said:

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“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southeast zone has once again displayed its maturity and readiness to reclaim all its stolen mandates in the zone through the peaceful and united manner in which the zone arrived at a consensus in nominating an illustrious son of the zone, Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy) as the zone’s sole candidate for the position of National Secretary of our great party ahead of our national convention."

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A statement released by his media office which was signed byValentine Obienyem said Obi was not in any way connected to or authorised anybody or organisation to promote such posters on his behalf.

While the PDP Chieftain did not expressly deny having an interest in the 2023 presidency, the statement said Obi Obi was not the one to jump the gun on a matter the party was yet to give final directives.

Source: Legit.ng

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