From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The National Chairman of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), Amb. Isaac Chigozie Udeh, has described the judgement of the Court ruling affirming him as the party helmsman a vindication by God.
He made this known in a telephone chat with journalists on Sunday in Abuja.
Amb Udeh, who stated that he remained the authentic chairman of the party, added that the judgement of the federal high court on the 19th April has proven that there is no factions in NRM.
“The court ruling has proven that I am the national chairman of national rescue movement (NRM) not just the chairman but the authentic national chairman of the party as recognised by the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC,” he stressed.
According to him, his leadership style is not the cause of the crisis that rocked the party but pledged to ensure that the party is properly presented in the democratic space of the country.
“This victory is for our party NRM. It is a victory for democracy, victory for all members of the party, NRM in general and victory for those who stood by me from the beginning, which is those who stood for the truth and saw what happened on the 23rd of October last year as a jamboree. The court has vindicated my position, that of my supporters in the party, and INEC,” the NRM chairman emphasized.
Amb Udeh who promised that everybody will be carried along in the party reiterated that his leadership style will be improved.
“My leadership style did not create any crisis in the party but what created the crisis was desperation of Prince Chinedu Obi and some of his supporters in the party who taught that it is business as usual where by the NEC members can be bought over with money,” Uded noted.
He explained that the desperation of a seating national welfare of officer of the party, to remove him and assume his position failed.
“The least position of the party executives was so desperate that his whole interest was to remove me as national chairman and assume my position,” he added.
Amb Udeh who debunked the notion that the party is just out to be traded during elections stated that NRM, was out to win during elections.
“Our determination during elections is always to win and not to be traded during elections. And we have never been traded not even once since 2019 till 2023 general election. The only thing is that it is very difficult for new parties to win elections in this country,” he stressed.
On the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State, Ambassador Udeh pledged to support a man of integrity, spotless and unpolluted candidate that has the people at heart.
“A man who has been a victim of bad governance in the state since 1999 till date, having such a man is the number one mechanism because he is an acceptable candidate to the people of the state.
“We have only one party NRM and the party have only one candidate. I want to state it here clearly that we have no two camps in NRM by this judgement of the federal high court on the ,18th of April 2024 it is clear that we do not have factions,” Udeh stated.