A former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Emeka Ihedioha, has come under heavy criticism for allegedly sponsoring publication in some local tabloids as regards his endorsement and support by Atiku Abubakar during last Saturday's presidential campaign rally in Imo State.
In a video that had since gone viral on social media, the Presidential Candidate of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was seen asking if Imolites will vote Ihedioha and the response of the mammoth crowd was edited in favor of Ihedioha according to report.
NewsGaztte gathered ever since the attention of the National Campaign Council Team of PDP as well as the Presidential Candidate of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar were drawn to the trending video, Ihedioha has been under fire for attempting to frame the presidential candidate, Atiku into his purported guber endorsement saga.
It was learnt that the video trending on several social media platforms alledging Atiku's endorsement of Ihedioha and syndicated by his media handlers has in the last couple of days caused ripples in the party and Imo State in general.
Our political correspondent gathered that Atiku's visit to Imo State rekindled hope and chances of the party to garner votes in the state not minding earlier decision reached by the electorates particularly from Southeast who threatened not to vote for the PDP presidential candidate as a result of the inflammatory remarks made by Hon Emeka Ihedioha in far away Ghana where he described Igbos as Saboteurs for supporting Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate.
According to an impeccable source who pleaded on condition of anonymity disclosed that Ihedioha was advised by his allies in the National Campaign Council Team from bringing in his governorship reelection ambition during Atiku's visit to Imo but the unassuming Ihedioha according to the source was able to lobby a close aid of the presidential candidate which led to the name of Ihedioha being mentioned why the Presidential Candidate was about concluding his speech. Meanwhile, the leadership of the National Campaign Team of Atiku/Okowa had since the trending controversial video has requested for the footage of the presidential candidate's speech at the Ndubuisi Kalu Square in Imo.
Also, hard copies of the Newspaper publication particularly the Imo based local tabloids has also been sent across for attention of the National PCC.
Also, the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has been put on notice as well.
According to a PDP Chieftain and former House of Assembly member who represented Okigwe State Constituency, Hon Damian Ogu during a phone in Radio Program on Boss Radio FM on Monday described the trending video as a figment of imagination of the perpetrators. According to him " Our Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar did not endorse any governorship aspirant in Imo State during his Saturday's visit and I wish to state that Atiku is so experienced to play into Ihedioha's bumpy trap. I was at the rally and there was nothing like endorsement as published in some print media", he said.
Furthermore, several party faithful and Some members who are nursing ambition of contesting the governorship primaries are angry and threatening that Ihedioha must be sanctioned by the party for portraying our Presidential Candidate as a non Democrat emanating from the purported endorsment of an aspirant when the party is yet to conduct its primaries.
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