Enugu 2023: PDP Responds to Allegation of Labor Conspiracy to Destabilize Elections

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) of Enugu State has responded to the allegation by the Labor Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in the state, Chijioke Edeoga, that they (PDP) were conspiring to destabilize the March 18 gubernatorial and state assembly elections in the state.

The LP candidate alleged that the PDP had hired thugs who were "armed and ready to operate freely, appearing in police, army and civil defense uniforms", to take advantage of the free circulation throughout the state during the elections.

He also accused the PDP-led state government of diverting weapons purchased for vigilante groups and other security agencies to hired thugs who were paid to destabilize and rig elections to the PDP.

Reacting on Monday, PDP State Campaign Council spokeswoman Nana Ogbodo said the LP suffered from an "inability to manage" its victories in the 25th National Assembly elections. February in the state.

The LP won seven out of eight seats in the House of Representatives in Enugu State. He also won one of two senatorial constituencies where elections were held on February 25.

“We will not condescend to associate ourselves with the problems of the Enugu Labor Party, which was understandably unable to manage its unexpected success in the National Assembly election on February 25.

"It is a fact that whatever victories they have won are not based on the strength or popularity of their candidates, most of whom are either eternal losers or unknown quantities, but rather on the popularity of a man, who will not be on the March 18 ballot,” Ogbodo said in a statement.

"In any case, we thank the Enugu LP for letting us participate in their grand schemes to strike terror on the people of Enugu and massively rig the electoral process as announced by the LP elected senator for Enugu North Senatorial District, Chief Okey Ezea who has declared the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state to be a 'do or die' affair,” he added .

The campaign spokesman said the PDP had petitioned Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali (IGP) over the alleged threat from Mr Ezea, whom he said the LP had not yet condemned, several weeks later.

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He said the party had asked the IGP and the heads of other security agencies "to spare no troublemaker plotting death and chaos" in the upcoming gubernatorial and presidential elections. the state assembly in the state.

The PDP, however, did not respond to some of the allegations made by the LP candidate.

The PDP, for example, remained silent on the allegation that it hired armed thugs who would appear in police, army and civil defense uniforms to disrupt the election in some areas of the country. council considered the strongholds of the LP candidate.< /p>

He also did not respond to the allegation that the state government, which is controlled by the PDP, diverted weapons purchased for vigilante groups and other security agencies to their so-called thugs.

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