Jude Ndukwe


Ahead the PDP's primary election for Houses of Assembly aspirants tomorrow, Sunday, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs and support groups has endorsed Chief Jude Ndukwe, describing him as "a political activist, social commentator, analyst, and columnist, who knows that all eyes will be on him as a lawmaker so he cannot afford to fail, hence, our belief that he will, as always, serve the people well”

Ndukwe, former Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Orji is an aspirant for Umuahia Central State Constituency in the forthcoming PDP House of Assembly primary election for Abia State.

The groups including  the Partnership for Democratic Participation, Abia Youth Movement, Abia Women for Development, AWD and 12 other CSOs in a statement released Saturday, described Ndukwe as a 'tested and tried hand'

The groups added that Ndukwe has learnt the rudiments of lawmaking directly from the current Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji.

“As a man well loved by his people for his philanthropic and humanitarian gestures at his own level, we have no doubt that Chief  Ndukwe has learnt so well from the Abia Speaker that he is most suited to sustain and build upon the legacies of Rt Hon Chinedum Orji who is the current representative of Umuahia Central State Constituency and who is seeking higher office at the Federal House of Representatives,” they  stated.

They therefore pleaded with the delegates for the primary election “not to be swayed by the fleeting fragrance of Naira notes that may be dangled before them by moneybags but ensure they vote for Jude Ndukwe who we believe will not fritter away the good legacies on ground but build on it for a better and greater constituency”.

They urged delegates to consider competence in the choice of a candidate for the party.