The Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Enugu State will remain a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite challenges faced by the party.
Ekweremadu made the declaration in Enugu on Saturday during a stakeholders meeting of the party in preparation for the PDP congresses in the state. According to him, the PDP has passed through a lot of challenges for some time but we will overcome these problems. Enugu has always been a PDP state and will remain a PDP stronghold in the country,’’ he said.
In his remarks, the former National Chairman of the party, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, commended the state government for sustaining the party in the face of trials. Nwodo also commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on the action taken to address the April 25 invasion in Uzo-Uwani by herdsmen.
He called for support and cooperation of all and sundry in taking the state to greater height. Ugwuanyi, in his address, expressed his continued support to the party and promised that he would do his best to ensure safety and welfare of people of the state.
According to him, despite the recent attack by suspected herdsmen, the state will remain peaceful.
