The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has elected Mr Peter Nwele as the new chairman.

Nwele stated that he would start bringing those that left the party back to form a formidable force to take over the state in 2027.

He noted that Ebonyi has been a PDP state and that the party will bounce back in 2027.

Nwele spoke during the state congress at the weekend in Abakaliki.

The congress was supervised by a seven-man committee from the National secretariat of the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as security agencies.

“Ebonyi State is PDP right from time and it will continue to be PDP. People say that there is crisis in PDP, there is no crisis in the party.

“The only thing we want to do now is to embark on bringing those who left the party back.

“PDP is a very large family that will accommodate all of us. So we are ready to start bringing everyone back home.

“We are for forgiveness, we make peace for people to come back home so that so we take back our lost mandate,” he stated.

Ugonna Ogbonna, Chairman of the Congress Committee, described the exercise as peaceful and transparent and commended members of the party for conducting themselves orderly.

On his part, the National Vice Chairman, South East of the party, Chief Ali Odefa said the enthusiasm and love for PDP in the state and the country in general was still very strong.

He opined that the party was putting things together to wrest power from APC in 2027.

He dismissed any crisis in the party, saying “there has been total reconciliation, the NWC is one, we are one”.

Odefa implored the new executives of the party in the state to embark on total reconciliation.

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