Chidi Chidebe was elected as the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra on Thursday following a congress convened at the Women Development Centre in Awka.
Chidebe, a former Youth Leader of the party in Anambra, pulled in a total of 1,080 votes, to win Amechi Onowu, who garnered 960 votes.
Charles Anierobi was elected as the Deputy Chairman, and Mr. Ebele Onunkwo was appointed as the Secretary of the party.
Addressing the newly elected party officials, the Deputy Governor of Enugu, Ifeanyi Ossai, who was the Chairman of the Anambra PDP Congress Committee encouraged them to undertake efforts to rebuild, restore, and reconcile all aggrieved members of the party within the state.
Ossai emphasized the importance of Anambra to the party, stating that success could only be attained through the unity of all members under a single banner and also encouraged the new leadership to collaborate with those who ran for office but were not successful.
He said “Last week, when we failed to conduct the congress, I assured PDP members in Anambra that it would be free, fair, and transparent. I am happy that this came to fruition.”