The former President of the Nigeria Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has announced his withdrawal from the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to elect the governorship candidate of the party today.
Ekweremadu, the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial zone was seeking the ticket of the party to contest for the Governorship of Enugu State urged his supporters to remain calm as the way forward will be announced soon.
However, in a statement released by Hon. Ogbo Asogwa, the Director General of his campaign organization, Ekweremadu announced that he won’t be participating in the primaries which is supposed to commence in some hours.
The statement reads:
“We wish to inform our supporters and Nigerians that the former Deputy President of the Senate and foremost governorship aspirant in Enugu State, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, will not be participating in the PDP governorship primary election scheduled for this Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
“Meanwhile, we continue to trust God as we appreciate our teeming supporters and the good people of Enugu State for the enormous goodwill they have ceaselessly invested in the actualisation of the “Pathway to a New Enugu State”.
“We urge them to remain peaceful and be assured that we will keep them abreast of our decision on the way forward.”
