The Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall Chairman, Joshua Ejemeka has cleared the air regarding the raging rumour that some Zikites contesting in the coming election were instructed to step down. He maintained that Zik Hall has not endorsed any candidate as far as the coming election is concerned.
He said “As regards our candidates and the forthcoming endorsement, I’d like to express my absolute displeasure in the way and manner some candidates have carried their campaign. Lately, it has been from playing mind games to different forms of emotional blackmail of which is targeted at satisfying their selfish interest”.
He further stated “We all know that in Zik Hall, we don’t have any official candidate(s) yet until our endorsement, and this endorsement is not done by elders but by stakeholders in the hall. Up until now, we’ve never had any reason to ask any candidate to step down nor have we gone to any hall for any form of alignment.”
“We believe in our political strategy and it has always worked for us. If a candidate sees that he doesn’t stand a chance at the polls, it is best he leaves the arena with integrity than sabotaging the image of some of us.”
He concluded by imploring Zikites to wait for official endorsement. He noted, “I implore us to wait for our official endorsement and once it is done I’m very certain that every other thing will be sorted.”
