The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, on Thursday assured party members that its leadership would not allow the imposition of candidates on members in any state of the federation.
He gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja while addressing some aggrieved Ijaw youths from Rivers who stormed the party national headquarters.
However, hundreds of pro-PDP and Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike youths also gathered at the headquarters changing solidarity songs with the Rivers party leaders.
The youths and elders on solidarity movement commended the Minister of State for Education and the party executives for ensuring the sustenance of the PDP in Rivers State.
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The PDP spokesman said that the party members would be given the opportunity to elect and nominate aspirants of their choice who would eventually become the party`s candidates for elections in 2015.
“We are promising you that that is what will happen in Rivers and every single state of the federation.
“Our party is against consensus candidate and any idea of intimidating the people. There should be no intimidation and coercion,’’ he said.
Metuh, while urging the protesters to remain calm, said the party would continue to uphold true democratic tenets and principles in its nomination processes.
He, however, advised the youth to motivate and mobilise their people to come out and vote for their candidates in the 2015 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP National Presidential Campaign Office, venue of the PDP South South Integration Committee’s sitting, was besieged by aggrieved members.
A former Emohua Local Government Council chairman, Engr. E. Woke said that reconciliation between genuine PDP members has taken place.
He noted that the Obuah led executive committee will lead the party to victory in 2015. According to him, the PDP will provide the next governor of Rivers State.
