60 PDP House of Reps Members Threaten to Defect If Acting National Chairman Fails to Resign
Sixty members of the opposition PDP in the House of Representatives have demanded the resignation of the party’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum.
They threaten to defect to other political parties, if he fails to resign before the next meeting of the PDP National Executive Council.
The PDP lawmakers want the post to be filled by a candidate from the North Central Region.
Honorable Ugochinyere Ikenga, who claimed to be speaking on behalf of the 60 House of Reps members, made the demand, while addressing newsmen at the National Assembly on Monday.
Ikenga who did not mention the names of the other 59 PDP members, accused the acting national chairman of working for the ruling APC to destroy the PDP.
He accused Damagun of plotting to extend the tenure of the local government executive committee of the PDP, especially in Rivers state to maintain its grip on the PDP leadership.
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The NEC of the Party should ensure that the list of party Caretaker Committees in Rivers State and all other 10 states tampered by Damagun and his APC friends are reversed and announced as originally agreed, that is by extension of the tenures of the outgoing leadership.
NEC of PDP should review the sources of generating finance for the party to pay its National secretariat staff and to discharge all other responsibilities of the party and to investigate the allegation that pro apc supporters are funding the present pdp of today.
A credible party leader from the North Central be confirmed Chairman of the party in line with the zoning formula as enshrined in the Constitution.
Where these demands are not met, we, the Opposition lawmakers coalition from PDP in the National Assembly, will be left with no other options but suspend participating in the party activities and seek a new political relationship where decisions in that party will not be taken in the secretariats of another political party, he said.
