By Busari Kabirat
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter, have rejected the constituted caretaker committee pronounced by the National Working Committee (NWC), of the party.
Members of the party equally threatened to resign if the Caretaker Committee from the party is not replaced with the agreed list from the stakeholders in the state.
This was made available on Friday in Abakiliki to newsmen in a statement signed by 71 members and stakeholders of the party where statement reads;
“The NWC mandated the PDP stakeholders and members present to nominate a candidate each from the 13 local government areas of the state to serve in a new caretaker committee to be immediately inaugurated.
“The Ebonyi State PDP members subsequently made nominations, while the NWC announced that it reserves the right to appoint the Chairman and Secretary from any part of the Southeast.”
“From the above conduct of the PDP NWC, it is now crystal clear that they are either working as undertakers for the final burial of the PDP in Ebonyi State, or they are being misguided by arch-enemies of the PDP in Ebonyi State.
“We hereby state categorically that if the NWC reneges on the collectively agreed-upon list of the new Caretaker Committee as submitted by the various local government chapters of the PDP in Ebonyi State, we may not have any other option than to resign from the PDP.
“We have sacrificed personal and individual resources and comfort to stay true and loyal to the PDP in Ebonyi State in the face of organised intimidation, harassment and subterfuge plots. It is, therefore, curious that the national leadership of our great party looks reluctant to help the party stay strong in Ebonyi State.”
Members who signed the letter include, the deputy governorship candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, former acting national secretary of the PDP; Barrister Onwe S. Onwe, Senator Michael Amah Nnachi; a former governorship aspirant, Dr Paul Okorie, Chief Julius Amah; a Lagos-based business mogul, Chief Amah Ugo Orji, Chief Abia Onyike, Hon Chris Usulor, Hon Franca Okpo, Hon Victor Aleke, Chief John Igboke, Chief Ekuma Igbota among others.
