The leadership crisis that has rocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have spread to the south zone as the position of the zonal Secretary has been thrown into dispute.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
It has, however, reaffirmed Chief Felix Omemu as the authentic and undisputed secretary of the party in the South-South Zone, describing the purported suspension as feeble and unjustifiable.
The declaration came less than 72 hours after a meeting in Benin, the Edo State capital, summoned by the National Vice Chairman, South-South of the party, Chief Dan Orbih.
Last Saturday, it was reported that the South-South Zonal Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Chief Felix Omemu, was suspended, with the Legal Adviser, Barr. George Turnah, taking his place in an acting capacity.
Reacting to the development, South-South Zonal Publicity Secretary, Bishop Etim Effiong Ante, described the purported suspension of the Zonal Scribe as feeble, unjustifiable, and a powerless pronouncement that will not see the light of day.
In an interview with reporters in Yenagoa, Bishop Ante portrayed the meeting as a mere gathering, as it was unconstitutionally summoned for the selfish interests of a few persons within the fold.
The Publicity Secretary reiterated that one of the factors that affected the party before and during last year’s Edo governorship election was due to a leadership tussle between the National Vice Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih and the immediate past Edo State Governor, Dr Godwin Obaseki, adding that Chief Orbih must be checked, as he has resurfaced with another agenda to disintegrate the zonal executive of the PDP.
He stressed that usually, the zonal committee meeting will have governors, several stakeholders and elected officials in attendance, as opposed to the meeting in Benin, which lacked the presence of any governors or party stakeholders.
However, Bishop Etim Effiong Ante stressed that the zonal structure of the party was intact, adding that soon, the South-South Zone of the party will make their position known, urging the public as well as party faithful not to lose sleep over the purported meeting, which he noted was orchestrated by a few dissenting voices.
He said, “As the mouthpiece of the zone, I can tell you that Chief Felix Omemu is not only the Secretary, but he is the authentic and reigning Secretary of the PDP. We will soon come out with a position, but the unsuspecting public should not be misled.”
“We are not supposed to join issues with these fragments, but for now I can tell you that our structure is still intact.”
“And again the purported meeting did not secure the two-thirds because the constitution of the PDP approved that there has to be a two-third majority that can hold a meeting, and anything other than that is a misnomer; hence the so-called suspension is null and void.”
On issues affecting the Peoples Democratic Party in general, the South-South Zonal Publicity Secretary assured that the party was waxing stronger and working assiduously to nip all lingering issues in the bud.
He concluded by saying it has become evident that the Peoples Democratic Party is the only party that can provide succour and development to Nigerians, going by available records and statistics.