Umahi who introduced Dokpesi to the meeting said he is qualified to be the party’s national chairman but gave no further commitment. South East governors belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party will meet soon to decide on a consensus candidate for the chairmanship of their party.Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state disclosed the planned meeting, but he did not indicate the date it would take place.He spoke in Abakaliki on Tuesday, during the vote-seeking visit of Chief Raymond Dokpesi, one of the candidates for the chairmanship post.The PDP will hold its convention on 9 December in Port Harcourt, and also fill party vacancies.Dokpesi who called upon Ebonyi people to support him, gave an assurance that as the chairman of the party, he would sustain the legacy of the party’s founding fathers and that of Governor David Umahi.He addressed the party’s 41st State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, held at the secretariat of the party in Abakaliki, the state capital.
