Hon. Dennis Adikwuru is a Individuals’s Democratic Get together (PDP) chieftain in Imo State. Adikwuru, a member of Imo State Presidential Marketing campaign Council below Media and Publicity Sub-committee within the 2023 elections and erstwhile State Publicity Secretary, Imo State Professionals for Atiku, can also be the State Coordinator, Imo PDP Grassroots Motion. He spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on the state of his get together, the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) and its coming Nationwide Conference, amongst different vital nationwide points. Excerpt:
We perceive that you simply just lately bagged an award from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) in your space just lately. What’s the award about?
I used to be awarded the PDP Personality of the Native Government Space. The award was truly newly instituted to recognise and acknowledge loyal get together members who’ve devoted themselves to the service and uplift of the get together. I used to be discovered worthy to be so recognised in view of my providers to the get together. I’m presently the State Coordinator of Imo PDP Grassroots Motion, which stands at present because the get together’s important grassroots mobilisation unit. Over the past governorship election within the state, I used to be appointed the Director Normal of PDP Governorship Marketing campaign Organisation for Aboh Mbaise LGA. I’ve been constant in my political activism and participation and subsequently among the finest dependable get together males within the state. Towards all odds and persuasions, I’ve remained within the Individuals’s Democratic Get together (PDP).
What’s the present state of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) in your senatorial district specifically and Imo State specifically?
The PDP typically is moveing by way of a trial interval and this minimize throughout all ranges, from the ward to the nationwide. A lot exterior affect and interference are operating down our nice get together. Irreconcilable variations between the political gladiators who’re our leaders, litigations and judicial excesses are taking part in damaging roles which resulted in form of backwardness and retardation within the get together.
With the get together’s Nationwide Secretary coming out of your state, to what extent has the disaster within the get together on the nationwide degree affected the PDP in Imo State?
In truth, the get together’s Nationwide Secretary is on the centre of the disaster. However I can’t dwell a lot on the matter as a result of it’s already being adjudicated upon on the Supreme Courtroom. So, the end result of the Supreme Courtroom listening to will guesster form the get together’s Nationwide Secretariat.
The Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) plans to carry its Nationwide Conference subsequent month. What’s your recommendation to the get together management as they prepare for the occasion?
The Nationwide Government Council (NEC) assembly of the get together shall be developing subsequent month. It was re-emphasised on the Board of Trustees (BoT) assembly held just a few days in the past. My recommendation is nothing, however the get together wants to maneuver ahead as such, peace and reconciliation mechanisms needs to be put in place to realize this. All combatants ought to sheath their sword and permit peace to reign within the get together.
What’s your tackle governance in Imo State presently?
Governance in Imo State is typical of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governance and easily multiplied pains, anguish and struggling. We’re hopeful that the long run holds higher days.
To what extent is the PDP in Imo State strategising for a profitable outing within the 2027 normal elections and presumably taking again the state within the subsequent governorship election?
Sincerely talking, PDP will quickly emerge prepared for the 2027 elections. In spite of everything, the crises have been resolved and, hopefully, in a short while, PDP might be united and targeted for the 2027 elections. I can guarantee you that PDP will win the subsequent Governorship election in Imo State.
With President Bola Tinubu’s latest go to to Enugu State and among the sentiments expressed there, and the state’s present management of Ebonyi and Imo states, do you see the ruling get together taking management of the South East within the 2027 elections?
You recognize that the complete South East is PDP inclined. No matter APC plans to consolidate their electoral manipulations within the South East might be resisted come 2027 elections. The Igbos are getting strategically sensitised on defence mechanisms of their votes and so we will apply bodily presence in any respect polling items, collation centres and LGA/State INEC places of work to make sure that all plans to subdue the votes of the persons are resisted.
How do you see the continued realignment of some Northern and Southern politicians to drift a brand new platform to wrestle energy from President Bola Tinubu in 2027? Do you suppose such a coalition can work contemplating the character of Nigerian politicians and the character of Tinubu himself?
Naturally, political concord is finest noticed between the North and the South East/South South. Something on the contrary is what we’ve in place below the APC regime. You recognize after all that there has by no means been any alignment or realignment between the Yoruba and the Igbo from the precolonial period to Independence and post-Independence. What we’ve at present is fake marriage occasioned by electoral fraud by the Tinubu administration. I’m blissful that the North is realising that politics is best performed with the Igbos and this has a historic success story.
What’s your tackle the conduct of native authorities elections within the nation?
So long as Native Authorities elections are carried out by state electoral our bodies, the autonomy of the native governments re¬mains a dream to come back sooner or later. The corruption within the system doesn’t allow a clear-cut laws or Judicial rul¬ings in any other case the Supreme Courtroom would have asserted the authority of a Nationwide Electoral Fee to conduct Native Authorities elections in Nigeria. The end result is what is occurring in Edo State the place a newly sworn in governor has or¬dered Native Authorities Chair¬males, who have been elected like him¬self and who occupy the third tier of presidency, to submit their financial institution statements inside 48 hours. I’m ready to listen to simply one of many LG Chairmales who is aware of his autonomy from the governor, to problem the igno¬rant, exuberant and carried away Edo governor.
The Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) GMD, Mene Kyari, has stated that Nigeria will not import refined petroleum merchandise. As cheery because the information seems, with the controversy trailing the reported take off of the previous Port Harcourt refinery, do you suppose the nation can depend on Dangote Refinery alone when the state of the opposite refineries is unsure?
It pains to the marrow discussing the problem of NNPCL, Dangote Refinery and related issues. It is vitally unlucky that Nigeria’s sources have been used to construct Dangote Refinery, whereas Nigeria’s refineries are shut out of manufacturing to pave means for a monopolistic management of the oil sector by the cabal entranceing Dangote. For a single drop of petrol bought in Nigeria at present, Dangote decides on the value. The phantom story of resumption of Port Harcourt refinery is one more confir¬mation of the NNPCL being a subsidiary of Dangote Refinery and actually, Mene Kyari has be¬come one in every of Dangote’s spokespersons.
What do you see as the risks of getting solely the Dangote Refinery within the nation?
The hazards of permitting Dangote to regulate Nigeria’s largest useful resource sector, the oil trade, is pretty much as good as surrendering the nation’s sovereignty to Dangote. Because it stands, the identify, Dangote, interprets to the Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s commonwealth. It’s unfortu¬nate.
A cross part of Nigerians are worries over the affect of international consultants on the Nigerian economic system, particularly these of the World Financial institution and the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF). How can the nation free itself from the grip of international consultants when it has been unable to draw Nigerian consultants in different nations?
Neocolonialism remains to be in vogue in Nigeria whereby the massive nations extort Nigeria’s resources by way of the imposition of international technical individuals. One would ask what professional providers these nations present whereas our Nigerian professionals flood international nations, offering first-class providers which develop international economies. The one strategy to cease that is to elect and make sure the election of a authorities of the Nigerian spirit and never IMF/ World Financial institution cronies.
How do you see the efficiency of President Bola Tinubu’s cupboard to this point? Do you suppose that with the state of the economic system, the nation’s cupboard raises hope for the nation’s development and improvement?
The federal cupboard is the making of the Tinubu govern¬ment and there may be nothing good to anticipate from them. The Tinubu cupboard is to hold out Tinubu’s draconian insurance policies which have been seen as anti-people.
