The Prince Uche Secondus’ Campaign Organisation has denied alleged plan by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to impose its principal, Secondus as the party’s national chairman.
The denial was made on Friday in a statement issued by Taiye Garrick, a chieftain of the campaign organisation.
Garrick said there was no truth in the claim.
According to him, the candidacy of Secondus depended on the endorsement and votes of delegates at the forthcoming national convention.
“We want Nigerians and members of the party to note that the position of National Chairman was zoned to the Southern region comprising of three zones .
“Secondus has every legitimate and legal rights to aspire for the office of National Chairman.
“We also want to put on records that since launching his ambition, Secondus has been reaching out to delegates across the 36 states, seeking their votes and presenting his agenda for revival of the party ahead of 2019.”
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The campaign office added that throughout that period, no member of Board of Trustees had openly endorsed him as they had done for some other candidates.
“No state governor has openly endorsed him so far even though some aspirants claimed support of some governors. Where then is the plot to impose Secondus?
“Just recently, some members of Board of Trustees openly endorsed some aspirants.
“The Secondus Campaign Organisation did not raise any eyebrow.
“Rather than waiting for any group endorsements, we have been campaigning day and night across the six zones, selling our redemption messages to PDP delegates.”
The campaign organisation added: “We also want to affirm that Prince Secondus remains the most qualified for the chairmanship going by his antecedents before and after the crisis that nearly killed the party.
“He is bold and pushful alongside with his great blueprint to return the PDP to power in 2019.”
