By Myke Uzendu, Abuja
Aspirant for the office of National Secretary, Barr. Okey Muo-Aroh, who was disqualified by the Screening Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accepted his fate and congratulated the newly elected executives of the party.
Muo-Aroh in a statement on Monday said that it was very unfair of the committee to disqualify him on the grounds that he took the party to court which was a false claim that has put some dint on his image.
The aspirant said that the Appeals Committee led by Senator Ike Ekweremmadu later informed him that he was disqualified based on his insistence on seeking for votes from delegates even when the position was micro zoned out of his state, Anambra.
Muo-Aroh said that his decision to abide by what transpired at the National convention was to avoid truncating what has been described as a very successful convention, adding that seeking redress may drag the party into another round of confusion, rancour and litigation.
In a letter dated November 1st, and addressed to The Chairman, PDP Screening Appeal Panel
Legacy House, Abuja titled Re: Chief (BARR). Okey Muo-Aroh, Candidate for The Office of National Secretary, Appeal Against The Decision of the Screening Appeal Panel, Withdrawal of Appeal and Acceptance of the Outcome of The National Convention he said,
“May I humbly through the instrumentality of this medium withdraw my appeal to the National Working Committee to suspend and or nullify the election of Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu as the National Secretary of our great party.
“| took the decision to stop any further antagonistic action against the process that led to the said election in the overall and overriding interest of our party to maintain the image to all Nigerians that we are one united political family on a sacred mission to rescue Nigeria.
“Despite the obvious and flagrant breach of our party constitution and guidelines and the manifest injustice meted out to me by the unjustified disqualification and refusal to allow me to participate in the electoral process of the National Convention, and guidelines and the manifest injustice meted out to me by the unjustified disqualification and refusal to allow me to participate in the electoral process of National Convention, I decided that as a result of all my sacrifice to promote the party in the past and my belief that the future and progress of the party will be better served if all forms of distractions shall be stopped no matter how justified or meritorious.
“My only appeal is that the stigma of disqualification should be formally removed in accordance with the Screening Appeal Committee recommendation that there was no basis for my said disqualification
“I hereby congratulate the National Chairman Elect, the National Secretary Elect and the entire NWC members elected at the National Convention. I wish them a very successful tenure of office,” he stated .
