PDP Must Not Die, We’re Benefiting From The Party – Okorocha

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has stated that the former ruling
party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP must not die.

According to the governor, in a democracy, opposition was very
important. He wished that the PDP stayed as a party to enable it play
the noble role of opposition to the APC – led government.

The governor said the government and the citizenry would benefit more
if the PDP remained alive to play the role of an opposition party.

Okorocha regretted the various factions scrambling for the soul of the
PDP in the state at the moment and urged the leaders to take all the
necessary actions to restore peace in the party to prevent it from
total extinction.

He added that what the PDP in the state needed now was unity among the
leaders and not war among themselves.

He said, "One of the groups is led by one Hon. Ray Emeagha and one
other group is led by Barr. C.O.C. Akaolisa, the former legal adviser
to the State Chapter of the PDP.

"The truth is that the most important thing the PDP leaders in the
state need to do now is to prevent the party from hitting the rock by
peacefully dealing with the multi-faceted factions struggling over who
takes the franchise of the party in the state," a statement by
Okorocha's chief press secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo said.

Okorocha advised some leaders of the party who had for politically
related reasons formed certain motley groups that had been attacking
his government to invest such energy in resuscitating the PDP in the
state.

-DailyPost