All things being equal, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter is billed to hold its election to produce Delegates for the various PDP primaries on September 8, 2018 (Saturday)
The election will produce three Adhoc Delegates from each Ward in the State, to join other Statutory Delegates for the major primaries that would produce candidates for all the elective positions.
In line with the party’s constitution, there would be direct election to produce the delegates.
However, where the process went smoothly without rancour, there would be an affirmation to endorse those chosen by Leaders and members.
But areas who failed to produce a peaceful situation to select the three man-Delegates; the open field election becomes the final option.
However, every Ward in Imo State is charged with Tension preceding an exercise that will be the first process to begin the 2019 general election by PDP.
Already, Leaders in the various Wards are working night and day to make sure that the exercise ended without a follow-up rancor that may dot the main election next year.
Meanwhile, information reaching this newspaper has it that the situation may generate uproar, as some Aspirants and Leaders are meeting resistance from interested Groups who want to produce Delegates they could use to extort funds from Aspirants working to pick PDP tickets and emerge candidates.
Trumpeta learnt that much as there is relative peace now, the situation may explode on Saturday and beyond as Aspirants jostle to outwit each other by producing Delegates that would vote for them during the primaries.
Already, there are allegations of some Leaders who have marshaled out plans on hijacking the exercise to favour their chosen Aspirants.
The situation seems to be the same across the State, especially in some parts of Owerri zone, where a particular party Bigwig is alleged to have directed that all Delegates be anointed for a certain Aspirant.
Although news filtering out from Okigwe and Orlu zones said the situation there has not escalated, but there is the fear that as Saturday draws nearer, these other zones will go into inflame with Aspirants making audacious moves to over-ride one another.
