THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday warned the Abubakar Baraje faction of the party that it will no longer tolerate any meeting, press statements or utterances under its name, flag and colour by any unauthorised persons or groups.

In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, after the judgment of a Federal High Court upholding the leadership of the Bamanga Tukur faction, the party emphasised that it has “only one duly elected National Executive Committee under the chairmanship of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.”

The party warned: “We wish, therefore, to state with all emphasis that any group of persons parading themselves as leaders of this organ of our party are impostors and must be treated as criminals by all and sundry.

“Henceforth, the leadership of the PDP will no longer tolerate or condone any meeting, utterances, press statements and/or activities whatsoever under the name, flag and colour of the PDP by any unauthorised person or group(s) under any guise,” the statement said.

The party recalled that it had remained calm “in the face of the unwarranted attacks of the last few months. Our leaders chose the path of caution and decorum, but our reconciliatory moves and offer of olive branch were treated with the highest disdain and viewed as signs of weakness.

“The National Working Committee has, therefore, directed that the name, colour, flag and the provisions of constitution of our party must be held sacrosanct by our members. The PDP has adequate internal mechanism for resolution of disagreements and members are advised to express their grievances through such.”

But the leadership of the Kawu Baraje faction of the PDP countered that it would appeal the ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court and continue the usage of the party’s symbols.

In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, the group said it would see the issue to a logical conclusion, including going to the Supreme Court if necessary, to ensure that “a non-member of our party does not continue to lord it over us as our National Chairman.”

The faction urged Tukur and his loyalists not to celebrate yet “as any such celebration would be short-lived as we are more than ever determined to show him the way out of the exalted position he is illegally occupying.

“We meanwhile insist that we have every right to continue using the PDP flag, symbol and colours, as we are bona fide members of the party and thus entitled to use them,” the statement noted.

source: http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/24264-pdp-vows-to-deal-with-new-pdp-leaders-%E2%80%A2the-battle-has-just-started,-baraje-tealls-tukur.html

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Ok.What will they do when the appeal and supreme courts also uphold the initial judgement?

Wetin kornsign me?

We are still watching d drama

Luvdbyursista: Ok.What will they do when the appeal and supreme courts also uphold the initial judgement?

let them appeal first and wait till the supreme court uphold the initial judgement

Are these G7 ra*cals promulgating their exorditations or articulating a superficial sentimentality, and amicable philosophical observations?

I must advise Kawu Baraje and his cohorts to beware of platitudeness and ponderosity and learn to keep and respect the integrity of PDP led by Alhaji Dr. Bamanga Tukur.














#panting for air#

u c frm the post that an hausa/fulani can go any length causing confusion....is he better than tukur

lincolnj88: u c frm the post that an hausa/fulani can go any length causing confusion....is he better than tukur

Tribal bigot,must you tribalise everything,i dont blame u,i blame ASUU for ur predicament.

these G7 dudes are acting there scripts just cos the President is the humble and diplomatic type! I don't know where all these impromptu activists were when Obj was running the show like Hitler.

Gej should crush these monsters and face fixing Nigeria or they will keep on disturbing him like Boko haram did!