S’ East PDP passes vote of confidence on Ekweremadu, Govs

The leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), South East zone, yesterday passed a vote of confidence on the Deputy Senate President, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu.

Rising from a zonal caucus meeting of the party in Enugu to harmonise South East position ahead of August 17, 2019 National Convention in Port-Harcourt, the party leaders said they were formidable and united for an impressive show at the convention.

Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting, the National Vice Chairman of the party in charge of South East, Austin Umahi, said Ekweremadu was a true son of Igbo and that the people were proud of his work.

“We support him in totality, we will continue to pray, by the special grace of God he has paid his dues and is paying his dues. We are proud of him, he is a very good ambassador of the South East and we will not and will never be intimidated.

“For the South East PDP governors, we are proud of them. When you look at so many indices you will agree with me that they have done very, very well,” he said.

Umahi said the leaders have harmonised poisitions zoned to South East amicably and that each state in the zone got a position.

“We the South East have decided to come out very strong, by the special grace of God there is harmony, we have decided to zone the posts of South East to all the states,” noting that they were very, very mature in doing it.

The meeting was attended by Ekweremadu, Enugu and Ebonyi state governors, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and David Umahi respectively; Senators Sam Egwu, Chuka Utazi, House of Reps members, members of the party’s Board of Trustee from the zone, and former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi.