A political group under the banner of the Democracy Alliance (DA) has cautioned those seeking to represent the good people of Imo West and North senatorial districts at the upper chamber of the nation’s National Assembly (Senate) under the platform of the ruling All progressives Congress APC to stop heating up the political space in the zones.
The DA disclosed this in a press statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Ejiro Ernest, and Secretary, Mr. Dare Adu, while reacting to the controversy surrounding the party’s senatorial primaries in the state, especially as it concerns Imo West and North Senatorial zones
They posited that the political gladiators should sort themselves out rather than trying to create unnecessary tension in the two Senatorial districts of the state, describing the current crisis in the zones as a “self-inflicted family problem” that must be resolved themselves ahead of the 2027 general.
The DA urged the political actors to resolve their differences as a matter of urgency and focus on the party’s electoral prospects ahead of the general poll.
Ejiro and Adu insisted that the interested politicians should “sort themselves out” and stop dragging into their challenge the name of the Deputy National Chairman, DNC South of the APC Dr. Ben Nwoye, whose major concern for now is the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office.
The DA urged the political actors involved to take responsibility in resolving the disagreement rather than allowing the dispute to undermine the APC’s preparations for the forthcoming elections.
“Whatever is happening in Imo State is a self-inflicted family problem and the name of the Deputy National Chairman DNC (South) Dr. Nwoye shouldn’t be on their lips, and they should seek for ways to manage their crisis,” the statement insisted.
The group specifically urged the gladiators to set aside their differences and concentrate on delivering votes for the APC in the 2027 elections, as being spearheaded by Dr. Nwoye.
“We are using this medium to call on the key actors in this Imo West and North to clean up their mess and plan on how to deliver votes for the APC”.
The group also maintained Dr. Nwoye, is occupied and too busy with his national responsibilities and mobilisation efforts across southern Nigeria in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election and other APC candidates and should not be distracted.
They further challenged those behind the allegations, and what they described as a media campaign, to come forward openly rather than operate through an organisation it characterized as a pseudo group.
“The sponsors of the media onslaught should be bold enough to come out from hiding and face Nwoye, who roundly defeated them in the political contest, and not hide under a pseudo group to drag his name into what he knows nothing about,” the statement added.
Their reaction followed a petition by the Justice and Democracy Network to APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, alleging that the party and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) documents relating to senatorial primaries in Imo State were manipulated.
The claims remain allegations contained in the petition and have not been established as proven wrongdoing. However, the controversy centres on the disputed senatorial primaries in the state and the need to clarify the authenticity of the said documents.
The statement noted that since the said issue is already before the relevant quarters, dragging the name of the DNC into any form of petition would amount to cheap blackmail aimed at tarnishing his reputation and will be resisted.
