People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi state Friday called on Governor David Umahi to give its members in the State House of Assembly their rights as legislators.
Saying that they are ready to fight in other for their members to receive all entitlement due to them as legislators.
State Chairman of the party, Tochukwu Okorie disclosed during the state executive committee meeting of the party in Abakaliki.
Okorie alleged intimidation of its member by the All Progressive Congress, APC led administration at the state.
He said, “I call on Ebonyi people at home and in the diaspora to join hands with us to ensure that the brigandage that they pass off for governance does not continue beyond 2023.
“Going forward, we shall take this government to a task by demanding answers for the numerous unanswered questions on the management of our human and material resources under its watch.
“The Ebonyi State House of Assembly will no longer be allowed to continue as the Governor’s rubber stamp. The PDP caucus in the House shall be energized to do its job as an opposition party and it will no longer be business as usual.
No longer will our members be denied their rights or privileges as members of the EBHA. We will go as far as the Supreme Court if need be to ensure that happens”.
Okorie further noted that the defection of the Governor from the party marked a positive turning point as it allowed the party to liberate itself from the despotic tendencies of Umahi.
“As the party grappled with the reality of his inglorious exit, the Governor was also ferociously pursuing his nefarious plot to ensure that PDP went extinct in the state. But by your sheer determination and unfazed leadership provided by our leaders, National and State assembly and our stakeholders, the party not only survived the onslaught but has successfully rebuilt its structures across all levels in the state.
“As a conscientious and responsibility-minded political organization, the Peoples Democratic Party has the national agenda of rescuing and rebuilding Nigeria. This agenda is even more urgent for the PDP in Ebonyi state given that our people pine away daily under the cruel and brutish administration of Governor David Umahi and his APC.
“Today’s meeting is therefore crucial as it allows us to commence in essence the process of rescuing our people from hunger, deprivation and bloodletting that has been their lot since 2015. The PDP in Ebonyi is poised to kick out this anti-people government so we can painstakingly reconstruct the lives of the traumatized Ebonyi people and rebuild our decayed institutions in the education and health sector”.