Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has granted the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, free use of the State Stadium for its Presidential Campaign rally on January 26.
The governor directed the Acting Chairman of the State Board of Internal Revenue not to collect any fee from the party.
Also, he directed the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development to grant the party unhindered access to the facility.
Chooks Okoh, media aide to the governor disclosed these in a statement issued in Abakaliki Saturday nigh.
“The PDP in a letter addressed to the Governor, titled: “Notice of Presidential Rally of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State” dated 20th January 2023, had requested the use of Pa Ngele Oruta Township stadium.”
The statement revealed that the party accepted to pay the prescribed fees in line with the operative Executive Order in the state.
Umahi, however appealed to his party, the All Progressives Congress, to move its campaign scheduled to hold in the facility same day to another venue in order to make space for PDP.
He also notified the State Commissioner of Police of the event, directing that as the Chief Security Officer of the State, adequate security should be provided to the party.
The governor had earlier approved the facility for the Labour Party’s Presidential Rally which is yet to be held in the state.
The PDP Presidential rally is slated to hold on January 26 in Abakaliki, the State capital.