Yesterday, at a World Press Conference held at the party's headquarters in Owerri, the state chairman, Charles Ugwuh, said that Imo is a strange conflict state that needs quick and effective help.
He said, "President Buhari should declare a state of emergency if there is still trouble in Imo."
Ugwu, who was represented by the state secretary Ray Eneana, also asked the National Security Adviser, the Inspector General of Police, and the Director General of the Department of State Security (DSS) to review the entire security structure and personnel sent to the state to deal with insecurity there.
Ugwu also said it was sad that the security situation in the state has been getting steadily worse over the past three years, with innocent people being kidnapped, burned down, attacked, and killed.
He said that the people of Imo have been traumatised by the never-ending reign of terror, which has caused fear and anxiety and threatens to stop social and economic activities in the state.
Also, in response to the recent attack on Ikenga Ugochinyere, the party's candidate for the House of Representatives in the Ideato Federal Constituency, the party said that the state's security agencies should use technology to make it easier for them to gather intelligence so that they can take a preventive approach to security management instead of the counterproductive approach they are using now, which is to fight.
The party says that since it started running for office in December 2022, its efforts to reach out to voters through open rallies have failed because of the fear and anxiety that has spread across the whole state.
Imo PDP is also worried that people who don't know who they are are telling and threatening its candidates for office, its leaders, and other important people in the party to stop all kinds of political activity or face bad things.
He said, "Police protection should be given to Ugochinyere and all PDP candidates and leaders because their lives are in danger."
"It's ironic that the state government under Hope Uzodimma, whose main job is to protect people's lives and property, is not only unable to make the state safe, but also seems to be helping to make things worse."
(Source: guardian.ng)
