Awah Wants BOT Chairman For South East

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sets to elect a new chairman for its Board of Trustees (BOT) on Tuesday,  the former chairman of Abia State chapter  of the party Chief Afred Awah has urged the party leadership to consider the South East candidate for the position.

Chief Awah who spoke with The Tide  on phone said considering a candidate  from the South East would allow and ensure fairness and balancing  within the party structure.

He argued that the South East had since been left out of the party structure, explaining that, the Chairman,  Babangiga Tukur, is from the North East, while the National Secretary Prince Olagunsoye is from the South West, Vice President Nnamdi Sambo and Speaker of the House of  Representatives.

The former Abia State PDP chairman said the BOT election would  be a time to test the President’s sense o balancing and equity.

According to him, it is not enough for the President to ask the South East to throw their support for him, this is the time for him to ensure that there is equity and balancing.

The Tide gathered  that several members  of the PDP have expressed interest to contest the chairmanship position that made up the 98 member board.

Sources hinted that the numbers of contestants have increased from 10 to 20, including Dr Okwesileze Nwodo and Chief Harry Akande also aspiring for the positions.

Others contesting for the position includes Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, Chief Tony Anenih and  Ken Nnamani.

It was also gathered that Don Etiebet, Shuiabu Oyedoku are also interested.

The Tide  was informed  that from the history of the BOT, when the former Vice President. Alex Ekwueme was elected the chairman  of the Board to the era of Chief  Tony Anenih and even the  tenure of Obasanjo, there were no elections.