By Emeka Nze
Abuja
Concerned Candidates and Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) otherwise known as Fresh PDP have proscribed the PDP Governors Forum, which they declared is oppressive and retrogressive in handling the affairs of the party.
The Fresh PDP also stated that they would inaugurate the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on January 22.
The members stated this yesterday at their national headquarters in Abuja at a press conference, while maintaining that they believed in a united PDP.
They insisted on the nullification of the outcome of the December 9 national convention and rejected plans for reconciliation which they said was premeditated ahead of the convention.
Director General of the Forum, Emmanuel Obi-Nwosu while speaking said there must be restitution along the lines of nullification of the outcome of the convention.
While they declared that it is within their fundamental right as enshrined in the freedom of association to form a faction, they however said they were not out to pull down the party.
Blueprint recalled that the Prince Uche Secondus-led PDP had warned the group against using the party’s logo, slogan, flag or any insignia as part of its activities.
National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, who said the party would meet with all contestants at the recent convention this month, had specifically hinted that persons who used their party identity to create a faction risked being arrested.
Obi-Nwosu said: “Finally, the inauguration of the authentic National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party will take place on Monday, the 22nd of January, 2018. This is to enable all members of the NWC who travelled out for holidays to return.”
He continued, “Only organs of the party as duly recognised by the party constitution shall henceforth function as stipulated in the constitution. To this end, the hitherto oppressive and retrogressive anti democratic PDP Governors Forum; which is completely alien to the party constitution is hereby proscribed.
“The recommendations of the well constituted strategy and Inter-Party Committee; which was jettisoned by the defunct National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the party will be revisited with a view to ensuring its full implementation.”
They assured that under their watch, all presidential and other elective office aspirants will be guaranteed level playing field during the forthcoming primaries. “No more shall our party entertain any form it list, whether unity or divisive. The party constitution hall be followed to the letter in the conduct of all future party elections,” he said.
