.’Meet our demands or face invalid convention’
FAVOUR ISHEMBER, Abuja
Some leaders and concerned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have made fresh demands to be met by the party’s leadership and National Working Committee (NWC)
ahead of the November National Convention scheduled for Ibadan.
In a communique read by the former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, the Group of former Governors led by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, after a meeting in Abuja, warned that the PDP stands at a defining crossroads where its ability to reconcile internal disputes, uphold fairness, and respect constitutional processes will determine its future relevance.
Ortom said unity cannot be built on disenfranchisement, exclusion, or neglect of valid judicial pronouncements, adding that a credible national convention slated for Ibadan must be anchored on transparency, fairness, and respect for the rule of law, as well as inclusivity.
The former governor s called on the NWC to conduct fresh, transparent, and inclusive congresses in Ebonyi and Anambra States, in line with judgments of the courts.
According to them, a fresh and legitimate South-East Zonal Congress should be conducted, and the outcome of the valid and legitimate South-South Congress held in Calabar, Cross River State, and recognized by the court should be respected.
They resolved that the Ekiti State Local Government Areas Congress should be conducted immediately, in obedience to the subsisting court judgment.
They agreed with the zoning committee’s recommendations, which were adopted by NEC, that the status quo remains but of the strong opinion that there should be no form of micro-zoning for peace and stability within the party.
“Consequently, the National Chairman of the party should remain in the North-Central, in line with the zoning formula of the 2021 convention.
“Failure to comply with the above resolutions and demands shall render any purported national convention invalid, as legitimate members of the party would be disenfranchised”, the G-5 governors warned.
They also resolved that the PDP must rise above narrow interests and embrace collective responsibility to reclaim its pride of place as the leading opposition and true alternative for Nigerians.
The Eminent Leaders and Concerned Stakeholders said they “remain steadfast in their loyalty to the party and resolute in their determination to work with all organs and leaders of the PDP to ensure that the forthcoming National Convention becomes a watershed moment where unity triumphs over division, and justice prevails over impunity. “Only then can the PDP speak with one voice, act with one heart, and march with renewed strength toward victory”, they noted.
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