{"id":17467,"date":"2018-02-08T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=17467"},"modified":"2018-02-08T19:30:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T19:30:43","slug":"the-re-birth-of-imo-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=17467","title":{"rendered":"The Re-Birth of Imo PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ekpee3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last\u00a0Sunday\u00a0in\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0,\u00a0travelers\u00a0passing\u00a0through\u00a0Okigwe\u00a0Road,\u00a0Owerri,\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0hect\u00a0time\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0jam-packed\u00a0vehicles,\u00a0causing\u00a0traffic\u00a0gridlock.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0now,\u00a0Owerri\u00a0residents\u00a0and\u00a0travelers\u00a0have\u00a0not\u00a0witnessed\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0mammoth\u00a0crowd\u00a0of\u00a0people\u00a0along\u00a0the\u00a0serene\u00a0Okigwe\u00a0road.<\/p>\n

Well,\u00a0the\u00a0Peoples\u00a0Democratic\u00a0Party,\u00a0PDP\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0chapter\u00a0was\u00a0holding\u00a0its\u00a0\u201cStakeholders\u201d\u00a0meeting,\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0storm.\u00a0The\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0was\u00a0putting\u00a0its\u00a0heads\u00a0together\u00a0once\u00a0more\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0crisis\u00a0that\u00a0nearly\u00a0drove\u00a0the\u00a0nails\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0party\u2019s\u00a0coffin.\u00a0But\u00a0luckily\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0it\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0brouhaha\u00a0with\u00a0its\u00a0soul\u00a0intact.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Peoples\u00a0Democratic\u00a0Party\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0engulfed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0fire\u00a0that\u00a0nearly\u00a0consumed\u00a0the\u00a0party.\u00a0Although\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0State\u00a0got\u00a0involved\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0whole\u00a0saga\u00a0through\u00a0\u201ctransfer\u00a0of\u00a0aggression\u201d\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0nearly\u00a0paid\u00a0the\u00a0price\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0demise.<\/p>\n

How\u00a0did\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0start?\u00a0The\u00a0former\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0Alhaji\u00a0\u00a0Aminu\u00a0Muazu,\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0lost\u00a0the\u00a0Presidential\u00a0election\u00a0under\u00a0Goodluck\u00a0Jonathan,\u00a0eloped\u00a0into\u00a0exile.\u00a0He\u00a0may\u00a0have\u00a0feared\u00a0what\u00a0would\u00a0follow\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a02015\u00a0election\u00a0tsunami,\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0deciphered\u00a0that\u00a0some\u00a0elements\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Northern\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0country\u00a0in\u00a0PDP\u00a0connived\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0then\u00a0opposition\u00a0All\u00a0Progressive\u00a0Congress\u00a0APC,\u00a0to\u00a0dislodge\u00a0PDP\u00a0from\u00a0Aso\u00a0Rock.<\/p>\n

Under\u00a0the\u00a0disappearing\u00a0act\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0Governor\u00a0of\u00a0Bauchi\u00a0State,\u00a0the\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Chairman,\u00a0Chief\u00a0Uche\u00a0Secondus\u00a0stepped\u00a0in\u00a0under\u00a0interim\u00a0contraption.\u00a0But\u00a0the\u00a0North\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0position\u00a0of\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0was\u00a0zoned\u00a0to\u00a0wanted\u00a0their\u00a0position\u00a0back\u00a0so\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0finish\u00a0four\u00a0years\u00a0tenure\u00a0left\u00a0midway\u00a0by\u00a0Muazu.<\/p>\n

So,\u00a0the\u00a0Governors\u00a0of\u00a0PDP\u00a0led\u00a0by\u00a0Governor\u00a0Ayodele\u00a0Fayose\u00a0of\u00a0Ekiti\u00a0State\u00a0and\u00a0Nyesom\u00a0Wike\u00a0of\u00a0Rivers\u00a0State\u00a0resolved\u00a0to\u00a0shop\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0Northern\u00a0fellow\u00a0who\u00a0will\u00a0continue\u00a0for\u00a0Muazu.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0search,\u00a0the\u00a0lot\u00a0fell\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0former\u00a0Governor\u00a0of\u00a0Borno\u00a0State\u00a0and\u00a0Senator,\u00a0Alhaji\u00a0Modu\u00a0Sheriff.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0arrangement\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0will\u00a0within\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0months\u00a0conduct\u00a0a\u00a0convention\u00a0where\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0will\u00a0emerge\u00a0to\u00a0run\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0mandate.\u00a0And\u00a0he\/she\u00a0must\u00a0come\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0North.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0as\u00a0time\u00a0went\u00a0on,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0dig\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0consolidate\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0job.\u00a0Rather\u00a0than\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0brought\u00a0him\u00a0into\u00a0office,\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0Borno\u00a0State\u00a0Governor\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0scheme\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office\u00a0infinitum,\u00a0without\u00a0giving\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0thought\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0National\u00a0Convention.<\/p>\n

Naturally,\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0sought\u00a0across\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0for\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0will\u00a0back\u00a0his\u00a0plot\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office.\u00a0He\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0that\u00a0because\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0politicians\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0his\u00a0bidding,\u00a0provided\u00a0he\u00a0also\u00a0helps\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0ambitions\u00a0in\u00a02019\u00a0elections.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0when\u00a0Wike,\u00a0Fayose\u00a0and\u00a0others\u00a0discovered\u00a0that\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0conduct\u00a0any\u00a0Convention,\u00a0they\u00a0pilled\u00a0pressure\u00a0on\u00a0him.\u00a0By\u00a0then\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0started\u00a0getting\u00a0clearer\u00a0\u00a0that\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0contest\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Chairmanship\u00a0position\u00a0whenever\u00a0the\u00a0convention\u00a0holds,\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0earlier\u00a0agreement\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0not,\u00a0\u00a0so\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0produce\u00a0an\u00a0acceptable\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman,\u00a0the\u00a0Senator\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0scheming\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0PDP\u2019s\u00a0Presidential\u00a0ticket\u00a0for\u00a02019\u00a0election.<\/p>\n

Therefore,\u00a0when\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0information\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0PDP\u00a0heavy\u00a0weights,\u00a0they\u00a0started\u00a0fighting\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0the\u00a0Convention.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0by\u00a0then\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0had\u00a0recruited\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0men,\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0fighting\u00a0back\u00a0with\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Imo\u00a0State,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0\u2018s\u00a0major\u00a0backers\u00a0include\u00a0Senator\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma,\u00a0Chief\u00a0Ikedi\u00a0Ohakim,\u00a0Chief\u00a0I\u00a0D\u00a0Nwoga,\u00a0Prof\u00a0Mrs\u00a0Viola\u00a0Onwuliri,\u00a0Hon\u00a0Goodluck\u00a0Opiah,\u00a0Barr\u00a0Nnamdi\u00a0Anyaehie\u00a0etc.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0much\u00a0persuasion,\u00a0Wike,\u00a0Fayose,\u00a0Rt\u00a0Hon\u00a0Emeka\u00a0Ihedioha,\u00a0members\u00a0of\u00a0PDP\u00a0Board\u00a0of\u00a0Trustees,\u00a0former\u00a0Ministers,\u00a0including\u00a0former\u00a0President\u00a0Goodluck\u00a0Jonathan\u00a0and\u00a0others\u00a0forced\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Convention\u00a0at\u00a0last.\u00a0And\u00a0Governor\u00a0Wike\u00a0promised\u00a0to\u00a0host\u00a0the\u00a0occasion\u00a0in\u00a0Portharcourt,\u00a0Rivers\u00a0State.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0having\u00a0gotten\u00a0information\u00a0about\u00a0Sheriff\u2019s\u00a0plot\u00a0to\u00a0emerge\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0under\u00a0consensus\u00a0in\u00a0Portharcourt,\u00a0Wike,\u00a0Ihedioha,\u00a0Fayose\u00a0etc\u00a0played\u00a0along.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0was\u00a0shocked\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0bone\u00a0marrows\u00a0when\u00a0seconds\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0commencement\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0ceremony,\u00a0he\u00a0discovered\u00a0that\u00a0Wike\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0group\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0penciled\u00a0down\u00a0who\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0Chairman,\u00a0but\u00a0not\u00a0him.<\/p>\n

Out-twitted\u00a0and\u00a0over-maneuvered,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0hurriedly\u00a0called\u00a0a\u00a0Press\u00a0Conference,\u00a0flanked\u00a0by\u00a0two\u00a0prominent\u00a0\u00a0Imo\u00a0Sons,\u00a0Senator\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0and\u00a0Ikedi\u00a0Ohakim,\u00a0saying\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Convention\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0cancelled,\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0thereafter\u00a0jetted\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0Rivers\u00a0State\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0chartered\u00a0flight.<\/p>\n

Confused\u00a0and\u00a0bewildered,\u00a0the\u00a0Wike\u00a0camp\u00a0went\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0drawing\u00a0Board.\u00a0But\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0headed\u00a0to\u00a0court\u00a0immediately\u00a0he\u00a0arrived\u00a0Abuja.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0there,\u00a0PDP\u00a0went\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0legal\u00a0battle\u00a0with\u00a0itself.\u00a0Every\u00a0plea\u00a0to\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0to\u00a0withdraw\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0spirit\u00a0of\u00a0PDP\u2019s\u00a0ideology\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cFamily\u00a0matter\u201d\u00a0could\u00a0not\u00a0yield\u00a0any\u00a0fruit.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0Portharcourt\u00a0debacle,\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0had\u00a0held\u00a0its\u00a0Ward,\u00a0LGA\u00a0and\u00a0State\u00a0Congress,\u00a0which\u00a0Imo\u00a0was\u00a0part\u00a0of.<\/p>\n

Under\u00a0this\u00a0scenario,\u00a0PDP\u00a0was\u00a0divided\u00a0into\u00a0two\u00a0camps,\u00a0with\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0leading\u00a0one\u00a0Group\u00a0and\u00a0Uche\u00a0Secondus\u00a0championing\u00a0the\u00a0other.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0some\u00a0legal\u00a0battles,\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0date\u00a0was\u00a0fixed\u00a0for\u00a0yet\u00a0another\u00a0Convention,\u00a0still\u00a0in\u00a0Portharcourt.\u00a0But\u00a0this\u00a0time,\u00a0as\u00a0PDP\u00a0members\u00a0arrived\u00a0Rivers\u00a0State,\u00a0stern-looking\u00a0security\u00a0men\u00a0had\u00a0cordoned\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0venue.\u00a0But\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0elect\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0of\u00a0Kaduna\u00a0State\u00a0Governor\u00a0and\u00a0Senator,\u00a0Alhaji\u00a0Ahmed\u00a0Markarfi\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0interim\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0mandate\u00a0to\u00a0conduct\u00a0a\u00a0fresh\u00a0Convention\u00a0where\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0and\u00a0authentic\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0PDP\u00a0would\u00a0emerge.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0give\u00a0Makarfi\u00a0a\u00a0breathing\u00a0space\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0court\u00a0every\u00a0day.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0court\u00a0to\u00a0determine\u00a0who\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman,\u00a0all\u00a0other\u00a0activities\u00a0at\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0levels,\u00a0from\u00a0Ward,\u00a0LGA,\u00a0and\u00a0States\u00a0were\u00a0crippled,\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0will\u00a0take\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0decision\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0matter.<\/p>\n

Within\u00a0this\u00a0period,\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0divided\u00a0into\u00a0two\u00a0factions;\u00a0one\u00a0Group\u00a0was\u00a0led\u00a0by\u00a0Chief\u00a0Charles\u00a0Ezekwem,\u00a0fully\u00a0backed\u00a0by\u00a0Hon\u00a0Emeka\u00a0Ihedioha,\u00a0Chief\u00a0Emmauel\u00a0Iwuanyanwu,\u00a0Dr\u00a0(Mrs)\u00a0Kema\u00a0Chikwe,\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0Federal\u00a0House\u00a0members\u00a0elected\u00a0under\u00a0PDP\u00a0in\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0except\u00a0Hon\u00a0Nnanna\u00a0Igbokwe\u00a0(Ahiazu\/\u00a0Ezinihitte).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0other\u00a0camp\u00a0was\u00a0led\u00a0by\u00a0Chief\u00a0Nnamdi\u00a0Anyaehie,\u00a0financially\u00a0supported\u00a0by\u00a0Senator\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0and\u00a0Hon\u00a0Nnanna\u00a0Opiah.\u00a0By\u00a0then\u00a0Ohakim\u00a0had\u00a0left\u00a0them\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0political\u00a0sabbatical.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Imo,\u00a0these\u00a0two\u00a0Groups\u00a0had\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0Executives\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Wards.\u00a0They\u00a0continued\u00a0separately\u00a0to\u00a0galvanize\u00a0their\u00a0members,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0PDP\u00a0spirit.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0matter\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0this\u00a0level\u00a0because\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0adamantly\u00a0resolved\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0litigation\u00a0than\u00a0political\u00a0solution.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Imo\u00a0State,\u00a0every\u00a0effort\u00a0made\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0and\u00a0Emeka\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0together\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0fruitful.\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0believed\u00a0his\u00a0Group\u00a0would\u00a0win.\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0was\u00a0optimistic\u00a0of\u00a0victory.\u00a0So,\u00a0everything\u00a0was\u00a0left\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0to\u00a0decide.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0Group\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0pull\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0PDP\u00a0to\u00a0either\u00a0float\u00a0another\u00a0political\u00a0party\u00a0or\u00a0join\u00a0an\u00a0existing\u00a0one,\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group\u00a0swore\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0PDP\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0the\u00a0outcome.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0was\u00a0under\u00a0this\u00a0circumstance\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0gave\u00a0verdict\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0on\u00a0who\u00a0between\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0and\u00a0Makarfi\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0authentic\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0party.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0end,\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0said\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0organ\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0political\u00a0party\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0Convention.\u00a0In\u00a0that\u00a0case,\u00a0the\u00a0Court\u00a0affirmed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0was\u00a0legally\u00a0right\u00a0in\u00a0electing\u00a0Makarfi\u00a0in\u00a0Portharcourt.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0if\u00a0pundits\u00a0thought\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0out-come\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0judgment\u00a0would\u00a0mark\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0crisis,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0joking.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0because,\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0people\u00a0maintained\u00a0their\u00a0agreement\u00a0by\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0PDP,\u00a0since\u00a0it\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0lose,\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group,\u00a0however\u00a0had\u00a0remained\u00a0in\u00a0PDP\u00a0with\u00a0another\u00a0option\u00a0other\u00a0than\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0agreed\u00a0abinitio.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Group\u00a0which\u00a0promised\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0PDP\u00a0whether\u00a0it\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0has\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0submit\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0recognized\u00a0PDP\u00a0Executive\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0State.\u00a0The\u00a0Group\u00a0has\u00a0maintained\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0recognized\u00a0Group\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0show\u00a0that\u00a0in\u00a0Abuja\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Convention\u00a0comes.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0after\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0verdict.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0last,\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Convention\u00a0came\u00a0last\u00a0December\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Chief\u00a0Anyaehie\u00a0led\u00a0Executive,\u00a0financed\u00a0by\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0allowed\u00a0near\u00a0the\u00a0Convention\u00a0ground\u00a0in\u00a0Abuja\u00a0where\u00a0Chief\u00a0Uche\u00a0Secondus\u00a0emerged\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman.\u00a0Instead\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0Charles\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0Executive\u00a0that\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Convention\u00a0onbehalf\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP.<\/p>\n

Yet\u00a0again,\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0Abuja\u00a0out-come,\u00a0the\u00a0Anyaehie\u00a0Group\u00a0has\u00a0vehemently\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0recognize\u00a0the\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0Executive,\u00a0saying\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0still\u00a0a\u00a0litigation\u00a0before\u00a0an\u00a0Orlu\u00a0High\u00a0Court\u00a0challenging\u00a0the\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0Executive.<\/p>\n

Weeks\u00a0ago,\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0people\u00a0were\u00a0touring\u00a0some\u00a0LGAs\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0judgment\u00a0and\u00a0Convention\u00a0fall-outs\u00a0in\u00a0Abuja.<\/p>\n

Many\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0asking\u00a0why\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group\u00a0has\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0abide\u00a0by\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0vows,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0legal\u00a0determination\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0Executive,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0authenticated\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0emergence\u00a0of\u00a0Uche\u00a0Secondus\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0dully\u00a0elected\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0party.<\/p>\n

Indeed,\u00a0many\u00a0have\u00a0also\u00a0asked\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0approached\u00a0for\u00a0reconciliation,\u00a0even\u00a0as\u00a0many\u00a0accuse\u00a0Charles\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0Chief\u00a0Supporter,\u00a0Hon\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0of\u00a0high-handedness.<\/p>\n

However\u00a0what\u00a0many\u00a0forgot\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0beginning\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0crisis,\u00a0the\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0led\u00a0Executive\u00a0had\u00a0extended\u00a0Olive\u00a0branch\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0of\u00a0Anyaehie,\u00a0powered\u00a0by\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0the\u00a0Group\u00a0refused\u00a0any\u00a0settlement\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0court,\u00a0maybe,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0conviction\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0case\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court.\u00a0When\u00a0every\u00a0mechanism\u00a0for\u00a0settlement\u00a0was\u00a0left\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hand\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0court,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0matter\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0disappointment\u00a0of\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group,\u00a0who\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0blamed\u00a0now?\u00a0Is\u00a0it\u00a0the\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0Executive\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0\u00a0since\u00a0thrown\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0open\u00a0for\u00a0whoever\u00a0wants\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0PDP\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0so,\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0rather\u00a0than\u00a0be\u00a0bold\u00a0enough\u00a0and\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0family,\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0\u00a0appealed\u00a0to\u00a0and\u00a0assuaged\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0home?<\/p>\n

In\u00a0a\u00a0conflict\u00a0resolution,\u00a0there\u00a0are\u00a0modalities,\u00a0which\u00a0include\u00a0shifting\u00a0grounds\u00a0and\u00a0giving\u00a0concessions.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0when\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0parties\u00a0remain\u00a0rigid\u00a0and\u00a0adamant,\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0give\u00a0conditions\u00a0when\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0the\u00a0out-come\u00a0ends\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0opponents\u00a0favour.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0because\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0exhausted\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0avenues\u00a0for\u00a0concession.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0issue,\u00a0both\u00a0parties\u00a0agreed\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0judgment\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0resort\u00a0to\u00a0peace.\u00a0In\u00a0this\u00a0case,\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0camp\u00a0loses,\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0leave\u00a0the\u00a0party.\u00a0But\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0Group\u00a0loses\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0still\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0PDP.\u00a0So,\u00a0what\u00a0is\u00a0holding\u00a0the\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0people\u00a0from\u00a0keeping\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0words?\u00a0That\u00a0is;\u00a0returning\u00a0home\u00a0to\u00a0PDP.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0quite\u00a0unfortunate\u00a0if\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0loses\u00a0the\u00a0Anyaehie\u00a0Group\u00a0personified\u00a0in\u00a0Senator\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0it\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0noted\u00a0that\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0cannot\u00a0cease\u00a0to\u00a0exist\u00a0because\u00a0one\u00a0person\u00a0or\u00a0Group\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0accept\u00a0status\u00a0quo.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0therefore\u00a0fallacious\u00a0for\u00a0commentators\u00a0to\u00a0heap\u00a0blames\u00a0on\u00a0Charles\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0and\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0following\u00a0the\u00a0genesis\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0present\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0crisis.<\/p>\n

What\u00a0many\u00a0should\u00a0ask\u00a0is;\u00a0what\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0fate\u00a0of\u00a0Ezekwem,\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0followers\u00a0had\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0won\u00a0the\u00a0Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0outing?\u00a0Would\u00a0Ezekwem\u00a0and\u00a0Ihedioha\u00a0been\u00a0concede\u00a0grounds\u00a0after\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0leave\u00a0PDP\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0lost\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Court?<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Imo\u00a0scenario\u00a0is\u00a0ironically\u00a0incredible,\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0realize\u00a0that\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0who\u00a0started\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0has\u00a0since\u00a0moved\u00a0on,\u00a0including\u00a0attending\u00a0APC\u00a0meetings.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0shows\u00a0that\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0words,\u00a0by\u00a0obeying\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0judgment,\u00a0while\u00a0his\u00a0followers\u00a0in\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0keep\u00a0fighting\u00a0even\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0war\u00a0has\u00a0be\u00a0declared\u00a0won\u00a0and\u00a0lost.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0outing\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0by\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0indication\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0has\u00a0resurrected\u00a0again\u00a0against\u00a0evil\u00a0permutations.\u00a0Those\u00a0who\u00a0stayed\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0meeting\u00a0that\u00a0day\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0missed,\u00a0rather\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0ones\u00a0to\u00a0regret,\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0premises\u00a0was\u00a0filled\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0brim\u00a0with\u00a0valuable\u00a0personages.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0really,\u00a0the\u00a0absence\u00a0of\u00a0Senator\u00a0Hope\u00a0Uzodinma\u00a0and\u00a0Chief\u00a0Ikedi\u00a0Ohakim\u00a0was\u00a0felt,\u00a0because\u00a0PDP\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0more\u00a0the\u00a0merrier.<\/p>\n

Having\u00a0said\u00a0this,\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0realize\u00a0that\u00a0every\u00a0Leader\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0role\u00a0to\u00a0play\u00a0in\u00a0PDP,\u00a0but\u00a0no\u00a0Leader\u00a0exists\u00a0without\u00a0followers.\u00a0But\u00a0if\u00a0certain\u00a0Leaders\u00a0have\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0chart\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0course,\u00a0that\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0stop\u00a0the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0existence\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0because\u00a0nature\u00a0abhors\u00a0vacuum.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0must\u00a0also\u00a0take\u00a0note\u00a0that\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0these\u00a0Leaders\u00a0we\u00a0argue\u00a0for\u00a0never\u00a0won\u00a0their\u00a0political\u00a0Wards\u00a0in\u00a0elections,\u00a0talkless\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0LGAs.\u00a0If\u00a0a\u00a0Leader\u00a0is\u00a0judged\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0contributions\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0we\u00a0must\u00a0not\u00a0over-look\u00a0elections,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0important\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0political\u00a0party.\u00a0So,\u00a0what\u00a0would\u00a0it\u00a0benefit\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0if\u00a0a\u00a0Leader\u00a0cannot\u00a0work\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0to\u00a0win\u00a0in\u00a0his\/her\u00a0domain\u00a0during\u00a0elections\u00a0and\u00a0yet\u00a0occupy\u00a0front\u00a0seats\u00a0at\u00a0meetings\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0Leader?<\/p>\n

What\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0should\u00a0do\u00a0now\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0galvanize\u00a0itself\u00a0and\u00a0create\u00a0more\u00a0Leaders,\u00a0since\u00a0others\u00a0have\u00a0vacated,\u00a0because\u00a0the\u00a0ship\u00a0must\u00a0sail\u00a0on.<\/p>\n

Already,\u00a0PDP\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0things\u00a0going\u00a0for\u00a0it\u00a0in\u00a0Imo.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u00a0needs\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0told\u00a0that\u00a0PDP\u00a0administrations\u00a0both\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0States\u00a0and\u00a0National\u00a0level\u00a0raised\u00a0the\u00a0bar\u00a0of\u00a0development\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0masses\u00a0then.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0three\u00a0years,\u00a0Nigerians\u00a0have\u00a0seen\u00a0what\u00a0is\u00a0called\u00a0poverty\u00a0and\u00a0suffer.\u00a0And\u00a0that\u00a0of\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0high\u00a0index.<\/p>\n

Therefore,\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0should\u00a0put\u00a0her\u00a0house\u00a0in\u00a0order\u00a0and\u00a0move\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0grassroots\u00a0and\u00a0sale\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0itself.\u00a0Imo\u00a0people\u00a0still\u00a0root\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0party.\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0is\u00a0greater\u00a0than\u00a0any\u00a0individual\u00a0or\u00a0Groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Well,\u00a0the\u00a0Peoples\u00a0Democratic\u00a0Party,\u00a0PDP\u00a0Imo\u00a0State\u00a0chapter\u00a0was\u00a0holding\u00a0its\u00a0\u201cStakeholders\u201d\u00a0meeting,\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0storm.\u00a0The\u00a0Imo\u00a0PDP\u00a0was\u00a0putting\u00a0its\u00a0heads\u00a0together\u00a0once\u00a0more\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0crisis\u00a0that\u00a0nearly\u00a0drove\u00a0the\u00a0nails\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0party\u2019s\u00a0coffin.\u00a0But\u00a0luckily\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0it\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0brouhaha\u00a0with\u00a0its\u00a0soul\u00a0intact. 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However,\u00a0as\u00a0time\u00a0went\u00a0on,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0dig\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0consolidate\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0job.\u00a0Rather\u00a0than\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0brought\u00a0him\u00a0into\u00a0office,\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0Borno\u00a0State\u00a0Governor\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0scheme\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office\u00a0infinitum,\u00a0without\u00a0giving\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0thought\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0National\u00a0Convention. 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Therefore,\u00a0when\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0information\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0PDP\u00a0heavy\u00a0weights,\u00a0they\u00a0started\u00a0fighting\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0the\u00a0Convention. But\u00a0by\u00a0then\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0had\u00a0recruited\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0men,\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0fighting\u00a0back\u00a0with\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had. 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How\u00a0did\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0start?\u00a0The\u00a0former\u00a0National\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0Alhaji\u00a0\u00a0Aminu\u00a0Muazu,\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0lost\u00a0the\u00a0Presidential\u00a0election\u00a0under\u00a0Goodluck\u00a0Jonathan,\u00a0eloped\u00a0into\u00a0exile.\u00a0He\u00a0may\u00a0have\u00a0feared\u00a0what\u00a0would\u00a0follow\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a02015\u00a0election\u00a0tsunami,\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0deciphered\u00a0that\u00a0some\u00a0elements\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Northern\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0country\u00a0in\u00a0PDP\u00a0connived\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0then\u00a0opposition\u00a0All\u00a0Progressive\u00a0Congress\u00a0APC,\u00a0to\u00a0dislodge\u00a0PDP\u00a0from\u00a0Aso\u00a0Rock. 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Naturally,\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office,\u00a0Sheriff\u00a0sought\u00a0across\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0for\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0will\u00a0back\u00a0his\u00a0plot\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0in\u00a0office.\u00a0He\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0that\u00a0because\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0politicians\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0his\u00a0bidding,\u00a0provided\u00a0he\u00a0also\u00a0helps\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0ambitions\u00a0in\u00a02019\u00a0elections. 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