PDP BOT Member Lauds Sportsmanship of 37 Parties

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Board of Trustees, Mrs. Justina Eze, has applauded the sportsmanship displayed by 37 out of the 40 registered political parties in Enugu State, in accepting defeat and endorsing the outcome of the November 4 Local Government Elections in the state.

Eze in a statement said that the gesture was rare and a clear proof that the elections were credible, free and fair and in conformity with international best practices, commending the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) for the feat.

The PDP BOT Member also hailed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for fulfilling the promise he made to the people of the state that credible and peaceful Local Government Elections would be conducted in the state in 2017.

She added that the governor’s unprecedented achievements, despite the nation’s daunting economic challenges; his peace initiatives and commitment to the tenets of inclusive and participatory democracy; PDP’s vigorous campaigns in all the nooks and crannies of the state, among others, saw to the landslide victory of the party at the polls, saying that “Enugu people are lucky to have Ugwuanyi as their governor”.

She frowned at the antics of “a few individuals”, who she said had failed in their attempts to discredit the exercise, advising them to display a sense of maturity and appreciate the fact that the present administration was peaceful and extremely focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state.