The South-South Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship
screening committee has disqualified Prof Don Baridam, Tonye Princewill
and 14 other aspirants among the 16 aggrieved aspirants protesting
against Nyesom Wike, who has been cleared for governorship race.
Also disqualified are Becks Dagago Jack, Gabriel Pidomson, Dumo Lulu
Briggs, Sampson Ngerighara, Nimi Walson Jack. The aspirants had
protested to national headquarters of the party accusing Wike, a former
Minister of State for Education of hijacking the party structure in the
state.
The aspirants also protested against Patience Jonathan’s
imposition of Wike on the party. Those not cleared paid over 11 million
naira as expression of intent form.
The news of the
disqualification of the aspirants makes Wike the party’s favourite to
become the governorship candidate, as those cleared along with him will
give him very feeble contest during the party primaries on 2 December.
Shortly after his disqualification, Princewill confirmed the actions of
the PDP screening committee via a Facebook post. “Unconfirmed reports
have it that the South South screening committee has obeyed Wike’s
instruction and disqualified me from contesting for Governor of Rivers
state on the platform of PDP.
He stated that: “He said the reason given is that reason I am not a PDP member.”
He described the reason as madness. “I am not a PDP member after I
raised hundreds of millions for the party, donated a multi-million naira
media center to the national headquarters and participated in all
affairs of the party. Not a member but you collected millions for a PDP
form. If this decision is true, this marks a new low in our state’s
politics. Will confirm for sure later today, but our sources are pretty
reliable.”
He then wrote that the following were the options left
to him. “To Appeal, quit politics altogether, stay in the PDP even
though they say I am not one of them or go to another party (not APC)
and run”.
He said while he ponders on these four options, he
restated that his commitment to the Goodluck Jonathan re-election is
still strong. PDP ticket or not.
Princewill assured his loyalists
that if they decide that he should not run, all previous contributions
for his campaign will be returned in full to all the many who donated
and they can count on that.
According to Princewill, in addition
to disqualifying him, Nimi Walson Jack, Bekinbo Dagogo Jack and Dumo
Lulu Briggs were also disqualified, just to mention a few. “The writing
is on the wall. This is a sad day for internal democracy. What are they
afraid of? I ask again; Is PDP in Rivers state not really working for
APC?”
Meanwhile, the coordinator of Mainstream Coalition, Prof
Israel Owate has dismissed accusations that the disqualification of the
aspirants were through the manipulations of Wike who is desperate to be
governor and take over from Governor Amaechi, another Ikwerre.
Beckinbo Dagogo Jack has vowed to appeal against his disqualification to the national headquarters of the party.
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