Gideon Arinze in Enugu
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu West Senatorial Zone have rejected the purported nomination of Hon. Dennis Amadi as the party’s senatorial candidate, insisting that no valid primary election was conducted in the zone to produce him.
They also demanded the return of the PDP state chairmanship to Enugu West, saying the continued retention of the office by Enugu North violates the party’s long-standing zoning arrangement.
The resolutions were contained in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ meeting attended by party leaders, former and serving political office holders, women and youth leaders from the five local government areas of the zone yesterday in Enugu.
In the communiqué signed by the Enugu West Zonal Chairman, Martins Emenike; Zonal Secretary, Okey Ozoani; State Treasurer, Nnamdi Onyia, and other executives, the stakeholders reaffirmed that the office of state chairman should revert to Enugu West in line with the PDP’s zoning principle.
“We are calling on the National Working Committee (NWC) and other relevant organs of the party to restore the position to the zone without further delay in the interest of justice, unity and party stability,” they said.
On the senatorial ticket, the stakeholders maintained that no PDP primary election was conducted in Enugu West from which Amadi could have legitimately emerged.
“Amadi’s name did not emanate from any primary recognised or participated in by the established party structure in the zone,” they said, adding that they consequently rejected his nomination “as lacking any legal or constitutional foundation.”
The meeting also condemned the suspension of Dr. Nick Ozonsi, describing it as a calculated attempt to frustrate the collective will of party members ahead of the senatorial nomination process. According to the communiqué, the suspension was carried out without compliance with the PDP constitution and without the knowledge or approval of the ward, local government, and zonal leadership.
They also called on the NWC to “protect the integrity of the nomination process and ensure that only candidates who emerged through lawful and credible primaries represent the PDP in the 2027 general election,” to restore confidence in the party’s internal processes, strengthen unity and reposition the PDP for electoral success in Enugu State.
