A senatorial aspirant from Enugu State, Mr. Chinedu Eya has asked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to issue nomination forms free of charge to youths.

He is seeking the party’s ticket for the Enugu North Senatorial Zone.
In a letter to the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, he said the only way the recently signed ‘Not Too Young to Run Bill’ will be efficient was for the youths to be granted such waiver.

Eya told the PDP chairman that he is “a core member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Convener/Coordinator of ‘Why it must be PDP in 2019’ (WIMBPDP2019), a pressure group with a wide membership across the 36 states of the federation, agitating for the return of the PDP in 2019 since losing to the then opposition, APC in 2015.

“My organization ‘Why it must be PDP’ has since its existence in 2015, carried out a lot of activities championing our party’s course, defending it from the ruling party’s tyranny and politics of vendetta, through aggressive press statements, repelling rallies, workshops and general sensitization on why it must be PDP.

“At the state level of our party, Mr. Chairman, I am the statewide initiator of ‘No Vacancy in the Lion Building, Gburugburu till 2023’.

“This is a group at the state level of our party, agitating for the retention of the PDP and His Excellency my Governor and father of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

“Mr. Chairman, my plea and request to be granted waiver in the purchase of the Party’s senatorial form above is unconnected to my sacrifices to the party as enunciated above.

“It is about the entire youths who are members of our great party. I would want this hand of fellowship extended to other youths aspiring to give our Party a new and vibrant representation, so as to send a signal we stand with the not-too-young-to-run initiative, toasted like a new bride across the nation.”

He added that “the significance of this gesture, if accepted and implemented by the Party, will be unimaginable as people are already waiting impatiently for such to be introduced for the Nigerian youths.

“Recall that in the past, different state chapters of our great party, such as Kaduna, Plateau and so many others had at one time or the other launched the above support for the women contestants in the party.

“I am personally of the opinion that beginning with me and other interested aspirants, the youths will feel accommodated.”