ABUJA – The Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) is presently en­meshed in a convo­luted crisis which – accord­ing to inside sources – was precipitated by an over­riding pursuit of personal interest by party big wigs.

Unfortunately, the crisis – if not well-managed – could prove to be, the sources not­ed, the party’s biggest undo­ing.

According to Sunday Independent sources, the internal wrangling in the PDP, which once described itself as the biggest party in Africa party, has its roots in the political ma­noeuvres being orches­trated by party gladiators ahead of 2023.

It was gathered that the battle to remove the Nation­al Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, is intended to pave the way for some politicians ahead of the 2023 presidential elec­tion and also to ensure that he doesn’t preside, nomi­nate, or appoint members of committee for the national convention due to hold in December.

Aside this, the battle is also to ensure that he doesn’t fulfill his ambition of com­ing back for a second term as National Chairman of the party for some reasons.

But what began like a joke soon snowballed into a national row of immense proportion by Tuesday when about seven national officers put in their resignations while some members of the National Working Commit­tee (NWC) threatened to re­sign, citing bad treatment and incompetence in the management of the affairs of the party.

Even though they have re­canted their initial moves to resign, it was reported that those members who earli­er put in their resignations and others who threatened to resign were financially induced by an influential governor.

Secondus, according to some party members at the national secretariat, who was plotting to come back for another term, had not been managing the party very well.

The party members claimed that Secondus’ han­dling of the party’s funds was not transparent, and that there was no proper documentation.

The sources added that no one could actually account for how the party’s money was spent, including money realized from elections, espe­cially from the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms, amongst others.

It was also gathered that part of this was what the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, narrated during the Board of Trust­ees peace meeting held on Thursday to address the cri­sis rocking the party.

According to a source at the meeting, Wike explained how he had been spending money on the party.

Some staff of the party agreed with Wike’s submis­sion, adding that the gover­nor had been their saving grace with regard to sala­ries.

The staff told our corre­spondent that it was a law­maker who paid their June and July salaries, while the party money was allegedly being mismanaged.

It was further gathered that Wike had expressed bit­terness over the way things were being handled in the party, noting that issues con­cerning Secondus had polar­ized the PDP governors.

According to the source, each time Secondus’ matter was mentioned, the PDP gov­ernors would be divided.

The Source also re­vealed that Wike had said he brought Secondus as the National Chairman, but that Secondus had succeeded in dividing the governors who now find it difficult to speak with one voice.

A source close to the PDP Governors’ Forum gave credence to the submission by Wike, noting that while some governors supported his removal to give way to a caretaker committee to or­ganize the party’s national convention, others said he should be allowed to com­plete the remaining three months, as the tenure of the present NWC would expire by December.

Perplexed by the linger­ing debate over Secondus, some stakeholders and staff of the party, who spoke with our correspondent, won­dered why Secondus should be allowed to continue in of­fice as National Chairman.

Although, the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the par­ty had succeeded in setting up a committee to look into the crisis rocking the party, the question on the lips of many is, how far the commit­tee can go in ensuring that peace returns and that the Secondus-led NWC is able to complete its tenure.

Observers are also con­cerned about the PDP gov­ernors that will meet on Monday – whether they would be able to speak with one voice, knowing that the ambitions of some of them are at stake.

https://independent.ng/how-personal-interests-fuel-pdp-crisis-ahead-2023/


Lalasticlala

That's politics for u

It has always been like this....


Both APC and PDP are on their heat period now ....


The people to mount the wheel of their political party is going to make decisions that will favor some elements and some will grieve and wait for another four years to destabilize the party...


It's a tradition in our political parties ..

Pdp as the number opposition supposed to be the one united towards 2023 but see the way they are fighting each other's just because of personal interest.

How can such opposition win in a general election?

Just see the way people are deserting the party as if na plague

Pdp is dead and buried, nothing good can come out of that devilish political party. They destroyed our darling nation for 16 years , they stole our nations wealth like their pathetic lives was dependent on it, many died because of their misrule. The God of recompense is paying them back in their own coin.
Never again shall Nigerians be decieved by this devilish party. We are wiser now.
God bless Nigeria

Sorry for it is super story!!
And Nothing but a sorrowful ending.

ijustdey:


https://independent.ng/how-personal-interests-fuel-pdp-crisis-ahead-2023/


Lalasticlala

Politics in this country has always been on hidden personal interests

Better to have crisis now and settle it than to have crisis during electioneering campaign

Wike/Tambuwal vs Secondus/Atiku Loading

Yawns...

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Na for their POCKETS!!

To me, Wike is biggest prob in the party, his over bearing attitude is second to none, just like Fayose and talk too much. A sitting gov can only act as demigod in his state and not national political party.

That was how he forced his way to install Secondus, who like him come from SS, instead of giving the slot to SW.

If national championship came from SW, PDP might leverage on that to comb votes having had majority as govs in SS, but his personal ambition won't allow him to do the needful.


Infact I'm seeing PDP going to regional party or lone state party like APGA in nearest future.

PDP has golden opportunity to deceive gaulible Nigerians again, owing to abysmal performances and divisions in the country by Bubu in Abuja. Can they grab the opportunity?

PDP is not tired of losing. Here is what's going on:

PDP was removed from office for APC who became worse! Now people want APC out, but still they don't want to go from worse to bad (remember, bad is better than worse) and PDP represents bad. People want to go from worse to better, and hopefully the best, but PDP does not fit in any of these steps. Since there is no solid competition, APC is cashing in on that to continue doing their evil knowing PDP is that drunk fool who thinks he's home in his bedroom not knowing he's lying down in the marketplace.

Most if not all Nigerian politicians are all driven by personal interest, period.

PDP are bad people while APC is the collection of boko harams, herdsmen, kidnapers in a nutshell their are all terrorist.

There's no difference between APc and PDP

It's all full of selfish old men who are there for the the money..

It's only in Nigeria and Africa that a public office is juicy.. the foundation is faculty

A senator shouldn't earn More than a university professor.. it's the only way to get the people who are interested in SERViNG

Yahoo ni everybody.

I've always known that Papa Deceiving Pikin, tax collectors, is not a better option for a better Nigeria.

Interesting times