Sen. Obinna Ogba (PDP-Ebonyi Central) stated on Sunday that the party’s National Working Committee’s (NWC) mishandling of matters contributed to the party’s deserving defeat in the 2023 general elections.
At a press conference in his village of Nkalagu, in the Ishielu Local Government Area, Ogba stated that the NWC had “shot itself in the foot” by selecting the “wrong candidate” for the gubernatorial race.
The senator, who was disqualified from running for governor by the party following a protracted legal battle concluded by the Supreme Court, urged the NWC not to suspend any members.
He said: “The fact remains that it is the NWC members who deserve to be suspended starting from the national chairman.
“The national chairman lost his polling booth, ward. Local government area and state and the same thing applied to all the conspirators who offered tickets to whoever understood their language.”
He further charged: “What we need is the right leaders to manage the party’s affairs because no party is stronger than the PDP.
“The Labour Party made strides during the elections, especially during the presidential election because it had mainly our former members who felt annoyed at the state of things in the PDP.
“Political parties are only avenues to get to various political destinations.
“Leaders of the PDP in Ebonyi made us believe that the northern district should produce the next governor and I am happy that those I supported won their elections,” Ogba said.
