PDP Poised for Youthful Leadership, Says Chieftain Apollos

Ahead of the State and National Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Enyinnaya Apollos, a party chieftain and former Chief Press Secretary to the ex-governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has indicated that the opposition party is set to produce youthful leadership aimed at enacting necessary changes.

Following a State caucus meeting on June 1 in Umuahia, the PDP zoned the chairmanship position to Abia North in preparation for the congress.

Speaking to newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, Apollos emphasized the party’s deep roots in the grassroots.

“We value the experience of our elders but we can’t take any nonsense from stakeholders,” he asserted.

Apollos attributed the PDP’s loss in the 2023 governorship election in Abia State to internal saboteurs, stating that they were untroubled by the departure of certain members from the party.

“Nobody is perturbed by the exit of anybody from the party. It was PDP members who worked against the interest of the party for their selfish gain,” he said.

He elaborated on the circumstances surrounding these defections: “They felt those they worked for would accommodate them but their hopes were dashed.

When you are contracted to destroy your brother, the person who contracted you will not hire you for the job.

So, out of envy, they worked against their own party and when they were disappointed, they shamelessly left the PDP.”

Apollos claimed that the defectors have not been welcomed in their new affiliations, describing their departure as a positive development for the PDP.

“We are aware of people who are pretending to be in the party waiting to hijack positions and hold it on trust for some persons,” he added.