There were reports in some dailies today that PDP Chairman Adamu Mu-Azu has been asked to resign and that he and other
PDP National Working Committee members who attended a meeting yesterday
were asked to go out by some governors before the official end of the
meeting. PDP has released a statement denying there was a dispute or
that Mu'azu was asked to resign. The statement below
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The National Working
Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is not in dispute with
PDP Governors’ Forum or any other organ of the party.
PDP National Publicity
Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Thursday said that the “NWC was never
asked to resign by the forum of governors or any other organ of the party for
that matter”
“For the avoidance of
doubt therefore, the NWC states that at no time was the National Chairman of
our great party, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu walked out of the meeting of the governors,
neither was he in any way ill-treated at that meeting contrary to reports in
some section of the media.
“To put the records
straight, our National Chairman upon invitation by the governors attended the
meeting alongside our Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and
National Legal Adviser, Barr. Victor Kwon and left after a brief and fruitful
discussion with the governors. He was not at any time asked to resign and
nothing close to such was ever insinuated at the meeting.
“For purposes of
clarification, the National Working Committee as a duly elected organ of the
party has a constitutionally guaranteed tenure which expires in March 2016. It
is therefore focused on galvanizing every organ and interests within the PDP
with a view to re-engineering it for the task ahead.
“To this end, the NWC is
currently working hand in hand with strategic stakeholders including PDP
governors towards repositioning our great party and regaining power at the
center by 2019.
“In this regard, the
National Working Committee in its meeting on Wednesday April 29, 2015
constituted a special committee under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Senate
President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The committee membership is drawn from all
the key stakeholders of the party including members of the forum of governors.
“Furthermore, the NWC states
that it holds the PDP Governors’ Forum in very high esteem, especially its
Chairman, Governor Godswill Akpabio, who has worked assiduously for the
progress of the party.
“Finally, the NWC
restates that it enjoys the confidence and respect of all our organs and
structures across board, particularly the PDP governors who individually and
collectively appreciate that the supremacy of the party is more important than
anything else at this point in time.
Signed:
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary