Nnamani quits PDP after losing senatorial re-election

A former governor of Enugu State and senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, has withdrawn his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Nnamani, who announced his exit from the PDP via a statement issued on Monday, thanked his constituents for the unalloyed support over the years.

The former governor stated that he consulted with his associates and constituents before he decided to quit the PDP over irreconcilable differences with the national leadership of the party.

This is coming after Nnamani lost his re-election bid to the Senate to Labour Party (LP) candidate, Kelvin Chukwu.

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The LP candidate polled 69,136 votes to beat Nnamani, who scored 48,701 votes.

He, however, noted that had moved on and hoped that his modest contributions to the development of his constituency would be the building blocks on which his successors could build on.

Nnamani thanked Nigerians, especially the ‘Ebeano’ political family, urging them to remain steadfast in the years ahead.

The former governor reaffirmed his acquaintance with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, promising to continue to partner with him.

He expressed optimism that Tinubu-led administration would promote good governance, rule of law, and human rights for the interest of Nigerians.

It would be recalled that Nnamani, in the build-up to the 2023 general election, insisted that he won’t rescind his decision to support the then-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tinubu, now the President-elect.

He noted that he decided to align with Tinubu because the PDP breached its Constitution by subverting the principle of power rotation.

The Star