National Convention: PDP walks tightrope as Wike’s camp tables tough conditions
On Monday night, a group in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which prides itself as Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders, led by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, threatened to work against the party if their recent demands were not met.
They warned that failure to comply with their resolutions and demands would render the party’s forthcoming national convention slated for November this year invalid, as legitimate members would be disenfranchised.
SOCIETY WATCH reported that the group met in Abuja on Monday and issued a communique at the end of its closed-door meeting, attended by the National Secretary of the party, Sam Anyanwu, and other leaders.
Those who attended the meeting included Wike, Samuel Anyanwu, PDP national secretary; ex-governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu; minority leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda; suspended Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, Martins Ameawhule; former governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), among others.
The Wike’s camp of the PDP insisted that the party should conduct fresh congresses in Ebonyi and Anambra states and to recognise the south-south congress held in Calabar, Cross River state.
In addition, it demanded that the Ekiti state local government congresses of the PDP be conducted immediately in compliance with subsisting judicial orders.
