Chief John Okiyi Kalu, Member of Abia State PDP Campaign Council, has advised those insinuating that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu will work for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop wasting their time because “that won’t ever happen.”
Chief Okiyi who’s also the Abia State Commissioner for Trade and Investment said such possibility only exists in the imagination of the writer, stressing that; “He (Ikpeazu) has made his position known in public and private engagements with party leaders at state and federal levels that he is in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the long haul.”
Chief Okiyi Kalu in a statement made available to JOURNALIST101 added that Ikpeazu’s call for the right thing to be done in the PDP shouldn’t be interpreted as support for Tinubu.
“Stop wasting your time speculating on his position vis-à -vis 2023 Presidential Election and whether he could support Tinubu of APC. If you know Governor Ikpeazu you won’t mention his name in same sentence with voting for Tinubu of APC or working for his victory. That won’t ever happen.
“The speculation that Governor Ikpeazu is among 4 Governors that will suppprt Tinubu only exists in the imagination of the writer. He has made his position known in public and private engagements with party leaders at state and federal levels that he is in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the long haul.
“That HE Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD, wants his party leadership to dredge up courage to accommodate all zones of our country pre and post election periods does not in anyway suggest intention to leave PDP or back Tinubu in any form or manner. He used the analogy of raising alarm about the need to fix the faults in the vehicle, PDP, that is expected to convey us to political Canaan Land. However, he also stated that if his advice is ignored that he will board the faulty vehicle with the burden off his shoulder in case the inevitable happens.
“Governor Ikpeazu believes that rectifying the anomalies will give those of us from the South East a foothold to level with our people on what is in it for them in a potential PDP federal government, otherwise it will become difficult though not impossible to win.
“As someone who has worked closely with Governor Ikpeazu, I can easily say that Tinubu and APC will not even be second or third choice for him if he actually feels greatly discontented with his party, the PDP.
“Leave Governor Ikpeazu out of your speculations and continue to vote for PDP.”
