PDP: Makinde raises the alarm over attempt to scuttle convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) has raised an alarm over an attempt by some people to scuttle the next weekend’s national convention of the party through a Kaduna High Court.
The national secretary of the committee and governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, in a statement Sunday night said the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meant well when it slated the convention for October 30-31.
He asserted that it was not the intention of the party to witch-hunt anybody or to truncate their mandate.
Makinde advised members to remain focused and not be distracted by what he called an attempt to divide the party.
The governor posited that the former ruling party was the only one to rescue Nigeria, noting that a united PDP was therefore a threat to the forces that sought to divide it.
The statement read: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) is using this medium to alert members of our party and members of the public that we are aware of the actions of a few misguided PDP members who have approached the High Court in Kaduna in an attempt to prevent our great party, the PDP from holding its National Convention on October 30 and 31, 2021.
“Notwithstanding their right to approach a court of competent jurisdiction to air their grievances, we maintain that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP has acted in good faith in fixing our convention for October 30 and 31. It is not meant to witch-hunt anyone or to truncate anyone’s mandate.
“Therefore, we call on all members and supporters of the PDP to ignore this distraction as we prepare to host a convention that will send a clear signal to Nigerians that the PDP is the only party that has the will and the might to rescue Nigeria from the catastrophe that we have been enduring for the past six years.
“We are aware that a clearly united PDP is a threat to the forces that seek to divide us. Therefore, we urge our teeming supporters nationwide to keep the faith as we are taking all necessary measures to ensure that we will not be distracted from our goal.
“We are determined to strengthen our party structure and put in the work needed to unify and restore our great nation back on the path to economic prosperity and greatness.
“We, therefore, urge all party faithful to continue to rally support as we prepare to host our National Convention on October 30 and 31, 2021.”
(Nigerian Tribune)
