Enugu PDP constitutes campaign council, kicks off town hall meetings

• Nwobodo, Nwodo, others named as campaign advisers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, yesterday, constituted its state Campaign Council.

The Director General (DG) of the state PDP Campaign Organisation for the 2023 general elections, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, who disclosed this during a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said the party constituted 1,795 people into various committees for the campaign.

According to Asogwa, who doubles as the Director General of the Campaign Organisation of the PDP governorship candidate, Dr. Peter Mbah: “Today, we want to announce our state Campaign Council, which has been constituted, and to inform the general public that we are ready to kick off.

“Campaign has already started at the grassroots level at various councils of the state. Today, our town hall meetings, in the 68 development centres across the state, are commencing at Aninri Council.

On the composition of the state Campaign Council, he said Dr. Eric Oluedo was appointed as Secretary General, while Dr. Dan Shere, Deacon Ogbodo and Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi were appointed as Deputy Directors for North, East and West Senatorial zones, respectively.

Directors of other committees, announced by the Director General, are Dr. Emeka Okeke (Administration), Nwabueze Ugwu (Compliance), Ogbonna Asogwa (Contact and Outreach), Chinedu Onu (Corporate
/Private Sector Coordination), Olangwa Ezekwe (Diaspora), Prince Emeka Odo (Finance), and KGB Oguakwa (Inter-party Affairs), among others.

Asogwa said Dan Nwomeh retains his position as the Head of Mbah’s Media Office.

The campaign DG also announced the appointment of Campaign Advisory Committee members, comprising eminent elder statesmen and political leaders in the state. Topping the list are former governors, Chief Jim Nwobodo, Chief Okwesilieze Nwobodo and Group Captain Joe Orji (rtd). Also on the body are former deputy governors, Chief Okechukwu Itanyi, Dr. Sunday Onyebuchi and Dr. Ralph Nwonye.

Others are Ike Ekweremadu, Rev. Hyde Onuaguluchi, Ben Ndu, Chukwuka Utazi, Dr. Pat Asadu, Toby Okechukwu, Gil Nnaji, Justina Eze, Goddy Agbo and Dubem Onyia, among others.