Owerri Zone PDP, Samdaddy’s Governorship And Iwuanyanwu Elders Endorsement

For nearly three years, Ihedioha had led the opposition against the ruling APC government. The structure of the PDP from Ward to the State and his Rebuild Imo Organisation held firm against the ruling government. They choked Senator Hope Uzodimma to the extent he resorted to blackmailing him and the PDP of responsibility for insecurity in the state. In all that, never a time was Samdaddy profiled or targeted as opposition leader by the ruling government.

Within the PDP, Senator Anyanwu and his group accused Ihedioha and the PDP leadership of not doing enough to fund and strengthen the party. Their major weapon was to fire party members, promising to put up a stronger show as leader of opposition should they abandon Ihedioha and make him the governorship flag bearer of the party for the November, 2023 Imo governorship election. Since winning the governorship ticket however, the reverse seems to be the case.

In less than 2 weeks after the PDP zoned its Governorship ticket to Owerri zone and specifically Ikeduru Local Government Area, what the PDP received in return was for the political Iroko, Chairman of Elders Committee of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Former member of PDP BOT and for most Imo political leader, Chief Aha Eji Aga Mba Ndi Igbo, led a delegation to the Government House, where they adopted Governor Hope Uzodimma to complete another 4 years with the 2023 Governorship election and hand over to Owerri Zone in 2023.

Far from that, it was reported that the Imo State Elders Committee had endorsed Governor Hope Uzodimma for a second term. The last time I checked, some prominent leaders and Elders have been active members and participants in Hope Uzodimma’s supposed Elders Committee prominent leaders like former PDP State Chairman and member SEC of PDP is Eze Duruiheoma SAN, Chairman Imo PDP Elders Committee, Sir Ambrose Ejiogu, Secretary PDP Elders Committee, Chief Barr. Peter Mgbenwelu Alias “Dundum”.

The shocking thing is 48 hours after Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu’s pronouncement, no prominent PDP leader from Owerri Zone has made a statement to refute the voluntary donation by an Owerri leader to Hope Uzodimma. Secondly, none of the PDP leaders mentioned above, who had been attending the meeting of Hope Uzodimma’s Elders Committee gatherings has had the courage to challenge or reject the said endorsement.

The silence of the said PDP elders and members of Hope Uzodimma Elders Committee is deemed as consent. It is deemed they were part of the endorsement.

Now outside the mentioned elders, the leadership of PDP in Owerri Zone ought to have responded timeously to the endorsement which tends to neutralise our party’s faith in giving Owerri zone it’s governorship ticket. Does our party agree with the proposal, which tells Ndi Owerri Zone to support Uzodimma for 2023 and wait for their turn in 2027?

Now outside the Owerri Zone leadership of the PDP, is the Divine Mandate Organisation, which is the main political organisation driving the interest of our Governorship candidate. They have the duty to fire the first bazooka at Chief Iwuanyanwu and his group. This is the way it is done.

Now the question: why is Owerri Zone leaders condoning the  statement by Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu? Why are Ikeduru leaders silent to Iwuanyanwu’s move? Why has PDP leaders who hitherto enjoyed the allures of the Imo Elders Committee not distanced themselves from the statement that jeopardizes out party’s stronghold? Why is the campaign organisation of our party which should assert itself as the main opposition party in the state silent about Chief Iwuanyanwu’s moves?

I want to ask if there is more that we do not know in Imo PDP? We need quick answers so that we know our position. Every body in Imo State knows what the National Secretary of PDP and now the PDP 2023 Governorship Standard Bearer is to Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Nobody has told us Senator Samuel Anyanwu has fallen out with his political mentor and leader, Chief Iwuanyanwu. Is this the case of John the Baptist who is going to prepare the way for the messenger?

The lack of outrage from Ikeduru people, leaders of PDP in Ikeduru and Owerri zone and the Divine Mandate Organisation is speaking volumes. It is most unusual that Chief Iwuanyanwu would see Samdaddy and root for Hope Uzodimma. Unless there is a pact we do not know. Or someone tell me Samdaddy is not in cahoots with Chief Iwuanyanwu. How come the Samdaddy vuvuzelas like Ik Ogbonna, Ikenna Onuoha, Sunny Ndukwu have all became dumb and silent? They pretend they didn’t hear Iwuanyanwu’s declaration? How come they have no bullets for the major holder of the Imo Governorship seat, Senator Uzodimma? Your guess is as good as mine.

It looks like all the Samdaddy and Divine Mandate Objective was to attack Ihedioha and rob him the ticket of the party for the November, 2023 gubernatorial election. It seems clear that Senator Anyanwu and his Divine Mandate Organisation never prepared to oppose Senator Hope Uzodinma. The silence of Samdaddy and his Divine Mandate to Iwuanyanwu’s declaration appears like the Hand of Essau, but the voice of Jacob.

Senator Samuel Anyanwu must come clean and tell Imo PDP the truth. Is he really in the Imo Governorship race or did he help Uzodimma dislodge Ihedioha while paving the way for himself for 2027 in an unknown pact with the incumbent Governor? This looks highly likely

Let’s keep watching!