The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP can only become a
thing of the past only through God’s intervention. This was the
candid opinion of a former Commissioner during Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola led administration
in Osun State who for some certain reasons will not his name to be published.
This was coming even after the New PDP has condemned the Umaru Dikko-led
National Disciplinary Committee of the PDP set up by Bamanga Tukur. In a
statement released by the Baraje-led faction, the PDP stated that the committee
was set up to witch hunt its faction members.
Reacting to the current development in the party, the former commissioner maintained that a new twists were being introduced into the party on crisis on daily basis, calling on the people of the country to continue interceding for the party.
He said the party is now on the verge of destruction while some political gladiators are not relenting to ensure that the PDP becomes a thing of past in the political history of the country. he is of the opinion that the party has contributed a lot into the development of Nigeria, adding that it need the prayers of Nigerian this time around.
However, in a statement credited to the nPDP, the party stated that “By reviving
the so-called disciplinary committee at a time the party leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, is busy holding peace meetings with the Baraje-led PDP, shows that Tukur is working at cross purposes with Mr. President.
“To call a spade a spade, it is tantamount to
anti-party activity and exposes Tukur’s hypocrisy and vindicates our stand that
he is an obstacle to peace in our great party.
“If indeed a disciplinary committee has been
set up by Tukur, we make bold to say that he should be the first with his
illegal NWC members to appear before it for usurping the office of the national
chairman of our party even when he is not legally a member of the party; as he
did not revalidate his membership of the party during the 2011 revalidation
exercise. “We commend our brother, Chief Olisa Metuh, the former National
Publicity Secretary of our party, on his theory of institutional memory loss.
Ironically, Metuh was referring to himself as
he succeeded in exposing his ignorance about the party he assumes to be
speaking for.”
The statement continued: “How can any sound
member of PDP describe a party that still has Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice
President of the Federal Republic, as a member as not knowing the history and
records of the party? “For the record, Atiku Abubakar, apart from being a
principal member of the PDP, also recruited both Alhaji
Bamanga Tukur, Alh. Gambo Jimeta, Senator Jonathan
Zwingina and Chief Joel Madaki, among others, to the party in 1988 through
Chief Nat Yaduma.
“Metuh should properly research into the
records of people in the Baraje-led PDP before trying to deceive Nigerians with
his lies arising from institutional
memory loss.”The faction also said the Umaru Dikko committeeit should immediately
investigate why Tukur, ”a non-member of the party”, should be elected national chairman.
memory loss.”The faction also said the Umaru Dikko committeeit should immediately
investigate why Tukur, ”a non-member of the party”, should be elected national chairman.
“If this step is not taken, the committee should try and save the nation from looking at
our party as a funny and unserious group by dissolving itself on its own
accord. “In this regard, we still maintain that all actions assumed to have been
performed by Tukur since his assumed election in 2012 as our party national
chairman stand null and void and of no effect.
“This includes the last disputed special
convention of the party where somes of the aides of President Jonathan who were
not delegates voted to elect the outgone NWC of PDP,” the statement added.
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