The People Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu has pleaded with the 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, to return to the ruling party in the state.

The party also urged Edeoga to return home and use his political force and goodwill to work for the progress of the party and the people of the state.

The state chairman of the PDP, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, made the request Friday when he led key officials of the state executive committee of the party, on a courtesy call to Edeoga in his residence in Enugu.

Dr. Chukwunweike, who addressed newsmen after the meeting, said, ?We?re at the residence of His Excellency, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga. Ever since I assumed office as the state chairman of the PDP in Enugu State, we as the executive have been thinking of how to make PDP formidable once again.

?PDP used to be the only party in Enugu State l. But in the last election, something happened that things didn?t go the way they used to go.

?When I came on board, I discussed with the governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, that we must do everything possible to get all our people back on track. We must do everything possible to see that Enugu State becomes 100 percent PDP once again the way it used to be.

?We took the decision to consult with some of our very key people who have been PDP all along. Number one on the list is the person we?re in his residence, Chijioke Edeoga.

?Edeoga has gone to the House of Representatives under PDP. During our discussion, he told me plainly that he owes a lot to PDP. He?s become a lot because of PDP. He?s been in the state executive council of Enugu State courtesy of the PDP and a lot of other things.

?So, it was painful to me to come and be acting as the PDP chairman without someone like him being in the PDP.

?The governor approved that I should go and talk to him and beg him to come back to PDP because he (the governor) knows that he (Edeoga) is a force to reckon with in Enugu State politics.

?We?ve had a lot of discussions before now. Today, we, myself and key members of the executive of the PDP in Enugu State, have come to consult with him, and he?s okay with our visit. He?s very satisfied with our visit.

?I believe, from what he told us, that we are going to have him back in the party. The only thing is that being somebody who is not standing alone, who has people who are his team members and companions, he feels that it is right that he also consults with them before coming to give us the expected verdict.

?It might not cause him anything (to make his stand known) but it doesn?t augur well for his personality to just tell us, ?let?s go back to PDP?. But, naturally as a man of honour and integrity, and as a general who controls people, he needs to consult with his people to give us his final expected verdict, which I believe will not be in a long time so that as the battle is beginning to prepare now, we will all go into the battlefield united as one family, which we have always been.

?We know that Enugu State under Dr Peter Mbah will eventually become what PDP used to be. He?s asked us to extend his greetings to the governor. He?s asked us to tell the governor that he has seen the good works.

?We?re happy that our visit has been very successful. I believe that when we next call you will be for him to tell you the expected response,? Chukwunweike said. (The Nation)

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