Anyanwu, Ihedioha trade words over PDP Imo Ward Congress

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and Senator representing Owerri East, Senator Chris Anyanwu has urged the national leadership of the party, to reprimand the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha for allegedly manipulating and hijacking the election in her ward, Enyiongugu, at the just concluded congress.

In a petition she issued Monday, Anyanwu said Ihedioha’s action was capable of triggering breakdown of law and order and hampering the congress of the party in the state.
Requesting for the cancellation of any figure of the results submitted from her ward, she said “Emeka Ihedioha introduced a brazenly twist to party congress.

“He moved people from Mbutu, Uvuru, Umuhu, Nguru and all other wards in Aboh Mbaise, brought them to Enyiogugu ward and directed them to queue up to be filmed.
“He left after doing that with the 35 vehicles including three truck loads of policemen.”
Responding through his campaign Director General, Chris Okewulonu, Ihedioha denied the allegation.
“Senator Chris Anyanwu’s allegation, no doubt, is only aimed at smearing the reputation of the Deputy Speaker as there is no iota of truth whatsoever in this unfortunate and brazen falsehood”, he said.

“Rather than admitting that her loyalists lost woefully at the polls, she is directing her anger at Chief Ihedioha, whose concern, like every other leader, was only to ensure that the exercise was peaceful and hitch free in accordance with the guidelines of the party.
“It is also imperative to emphasize that due to the size and capacity of the LGA party headquarters, the stakeholders and leadership of the party including Senator Chris Anyanwu agreed to use the Central School, Enyiogugu field as the distribution/collation centre for the exercise.

The aide insisted that his principal had no hand, nor control in the management of the Adhoc Delegate Election in Enyiogugu as it was primarily and entirely the affairs of the Enyiogugu people and those sent to supervise and conduct the election by party officials”, he added.