After learning of an alleged intention to relocate the South-South zone secretariat from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the conflict inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may get worse.
In recent months, relations between Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, and Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, have not been pleasant.
Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman, has been called upon to quit as a result of the issue by Governor Wike’s side.
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The Wike administration, according to the Newsmen, thinks the action is part of a scheme to lessen Wike’s influence in the region.
In the meantime, Ekom Akonjom, the zonal organizing secretary, issued a warning against hosting the meeting outside of Rivers State.
Akonjom warned that any zonal meeting held outside the zonal headquarters would be a breach of the PDP constitution.
The statement reads, “Worried by the unabating crises in the Party since the Presidential Primaries, and in appreciation of the need for unity and cohesion, particularly in the build-up to the 2023 General Elections, the Zonal Working Committee welcomes the idea of a National Zonal Consultative Tour.
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“However, the Zonal Working Committee notes with grave concern, the fact that the consultative tour to the South South Zone is regrettably without justification, planned to hold outside the Zonal Head Quarters, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This we resolve, is not acceptable to the Party leadership in the Zone as it is capable of further dividing leaders of the Party between the Zone.”
He requested that the party’s Zonal Working Committee convene in the Port Harcourt Zonal Headquarters.
Akonjom claimed that moving the meeting to a different state will thwart efforts to restore harmony, peace, and togetherness within the party.
The party chieftain added, “Further to the above, the Zonal Working Committee notes that by Section 31 (2) (d) of the Party’s Constitution 2017 (As amended), all organs of the Party are expected to function democratically.
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“To this end, it should be noted that holding the South-South Zonal Consultative Tour anywhere outside the Zonal Headquarters will amount to a breach of Section 31 (2) (d) of the Party’s Constitution, and the Zonal Working Committee will not be a party to any breach of the Party’s rules let alone its Constitution.”
He ended the statement by noting that the Zonal Working Committee is against such a move that might divide the party further in the zone.
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