By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned a statement allegedly made by Governor Francis Nwifuru directing newly inaugurated local government chairmen and their deputies to “deal with opposition parties mercilessly.”
The governor was alleged to have made the remark during the swearing-in ceremony for the council chairmen and their deputies at the Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki.
The PDP called on Nwifuru to withdraw the statement, describing it as “unpardonable executive rascality” and warning that it could heighten political tension in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, the state chairman of the party, Chief Chukwuma Igwe, said the PDP would resist any alleged assault on its members through lawful and constitutional means.
