The Abia State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has elected Elder Abraham Amah, as its new state chairman.
Amah, the party’s former Vice chairman and acting Publicity Secretary in the state pulled a total of 1,264 votes, defeating his closest rival, Olugu Kalu, who pulled 395.
Others who contested for office in a party congress in Umuahia the state capital on Sunday were James Okpara, Godwin Okoro, Kingsley Imaga, Olugu Kalu Ogba and Chief Ukwu Rocks Emma.
Speaking shortly after the election Amah, expressed gratitude to the party stakeholders and delegates for finding him worthy to give their votes and for entrusting the party in his hands.
He said he would pursue a robust engagement, the reconciliation of aggrieved members of the party.
“We will re-echo the ideas and vision of the founding fathers and as well, bring back those that left the party, to make it stronger. This is a new dawn for Abia PDP”, he said.
The Returning officer for election who is also the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, commended the peaceful disposition of the party delegates which he said, made for a seamless exercise.
He said, “I congratulated the winners, what happened here today shows that we are ready to take back power from the people we lent it to come 2027”.
Also speaking, the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Senator Austin Akobundu, commended the delegates for comporting themselves in a peaceful manner, saying that the Congress was part of the ideals of the party, lauding the process which he said was transparent.
He said as an election, only one winner would emerge for a particular position, urging the winners to carry everyone along.
A former Commissioner for Information on the state, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, charged the newly state executive members of the party to pursue one mandate which was to bring back those that left the party.
Kalu said, “The future of the party starts from the emergence of the new leaders, adding that though people left because they were aggrieved, the new leaders of the party should pursue with all vigour, the new mandate of filling the PDP family.”
