- Pressure Party To Respect Micro Zoning Amongst Downplayed Blocks
By Chika Uzoma
Analysts have called on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state to reject the participation of any Mbaise person in the party’s Governorship primaries, adding that it would amount to injustice to allow them after the block had retained the ticket for two consecutive uninterrupted times in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
In a live phone in radio programme anchored by Chideraa Uja and Eustace Okere with the topic, “Imo State Governorship: Any Need For Equity In Owerri Zone?” on Boss Radio 98.9 fm, the Analysts advised the leadership of the party in the state not to allow any person from the Mbaise block to be part of the primary having benefitted for many times.
The known Analysts, a trio of Mazi Uzochukwu Azuatalam (former PDP Chairman, Owerri West), IK Ogbonna (Journalist/PR Expert) and Sir Sunny Ndukwu maintained that allowing the Mbaise block the chance to be involved in the party’s Governorship primaries, will be a shortest route for the party to lose the 2023 elections.
According to them, if the block deliberately failed to firmly hold onto power that was collectively but freely given to them, there is no reason to believe that such block will ever win even if given another chance.
The Analysts further appealed to the party to look inwards and take into considerations the yearnings of party members, who according to them are eagerly clamoring for a rotation of the ticket to other blocks that have been downplayed.
They suggested that if PDP ticket is ceded to other blocks like Ngor Okpala, Mbaike or Owerri that are yet to benefit, the injustice “nmegbu adighi nma” being widely spoken against will be seen to be genuine by those championing it.
Other callers who made contributions also advised the party to allow a fresh person to fly PDP ticket in the 2023 Governorship election, as a way of showing respect to the micro zoning within the party.
The callers further noted that aside Governorship seat, Mbaise has produced the highest number of Senators in Owerri Zone and by extension, Imo state since the inception of democracy in 1999.
They warn against an impending doom for the party if its is allowed to be hijacked by another Mbaise indigene, adding that it would be practically wrong to expect new result while old formula is consistently used.
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