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One of the strong members of PDP who is also a cleric, Reverend Olorunmagba Emmanuel, has warned the leaders and governors of the party (PDP) to desist from repeating the mistake of the past that plunged the party into prolonged crises. According to the fearless critic of the ruling party, if PDP allows candidates to be imposed either directly or indirectly in any office during the forthcoming national convention, it may spell doom for the party.
This was contained in a statement made available to Arise News247 by the media aide to the cleric. The statement made it clear that they are getting the feeler that some governors and leaders of the party want to impose Hon. Uche Secondus as the next National Chairman, warning that such may not go well with supporters of the party.
He however, submitted that the best thing that can happen to the PDP is for the members of the National Caretakers Committee and those concerned to provide “enabling environment for all qualified candidates to contest (without pushing anyone aside using the instrumentality of micro zoning or direct imposition) and ensure that they conduct free, fair and credible election in the forthcoming Elective National Convention.”
Below is the full statement
DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPOSITION WILL SPELL DOOM FOR PDP! -By Rev. Olorunmagba Emmanuel
1. From the feelers we are getting it’s worrisome that our great party has not learnt from the mistakes of the past that almost killed and buried the party, if not that real supporters, our founding fathers and other critical stakeholders of our great party refused to give up on the party.
2. We must keep reminding the leadership of our PDP that when Sheriff was about to be imposed on the party, some of us kept raising alarm but our warnings were ignored until they plunged the party into prolonged leadership crisis.
3. We must again remind the leadership of our great party that we have not recovered from the psychological trauma of how Senator Sheriff and his APC collaborators gave Edo, Ondo and Benue LGA elections to the ruling party, APC on a platter of gold.
4. After we fought assiduously to preserve and rescue our great party, the leadership of PDP at various levels seem hellbent on sparking another internal crisis through both direct and indirect imposition of who becomes what in the National Working Committee (NWC).
5. First, they came up with the issue of micro zoning, (which is indirect imposition) to pave way for their preferred candidate to emerge unchallenged.
6. Secondly, we are hearing again that some party stakeholders and governors are now mapping out strategies to imposed Prince Uche Secondus, the former Deputy National Chairman, who was one of those that contributed to the prolonged litigations by attempting to hold on to power when he was acting after the resignation of Alh. Adamu Muazu.
7. In the light of the above, I add my voice to that of other lovers of our great party, the PDP and democracy to call on our governors, our leaders and other critical stakeholders of our party and everyone concerned to allow the party delegates elect members of the Next National Working Committee (NWC), based on those that can deliver.
8. And we also call on the members of the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of our great party to avoid this impending catastrophe by providing enabling environment for all qualified candidates to contest and ensure that they conduct free, fair and credible election in the forthcoming Elective National Convention.
9. I have decided to raise alarm publicity because our secret appeals were ignored during the Sheriff era and when the problems landed, we all suffered together publicly.
10. Thus, I conclude by calling all well meaning leaders of our great party to do all they can to avoid the avoidable doom that direct or indirect imposition will cause. Any form of imposition may spark another round of crises that it will take the special grace of God for us to recover from before the 2019 general elections: and we know what that means.
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We hope the National Care taker Committee of our great party (PDP) should take note of this advise pls.
Please tell them, so many PDP state might loose their seat cum 2019, because of impunity, imposition of candidates,giving appointment to members who can not win a ward, they should change their ways for betterment of the parry.
Please tell them, so many PDP state might loose their seat cum 2019, because of impunity, imposition of candidates,giving appointment to members who can not win a ward, they should change their ways for betterment of the parry.