The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) has appointed Nasir Isa Abubakar as a replacement for Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the national secretary of the group.

By a court of appeal verdict last week, Oyinlola won back his position as the secretary of the main PDP led by Bamanga Tukur. Although President Goodluck Jonathan has told the party to respect the decision of the Appeal Court, the victory is being challenged, with elements within the party vowing to take the case to the Supreme Court.

A statement by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the publicity secretary of the New PDP, said the group has also set up a six-man Reception Organising Committee to set in motion the reception of the five new Governors of the PDP who have decided to join the faction of the party.

According to Eze, the Committee is headed by Dr. Sam Jaja, now the group’s National Vice Chairman of. Other members are , Nasir Isa Abubakar, who is now group’s Secretary, Engr. Abubakar G. Umar, the National Treasurer; Hon. Binta Masi Garba, the Women Leader; Mr. Timi Frank, the Youth Leader; and Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the National Public Secretary.

The Committee will advise on the venue, logistics and modalities for receiving the five Governors, ex-Governors, Nationalists and key members of the National Assembly who have indicated interest to join the group.

Eze said his group is rooting for Oyinlola to regain his seat as the secretary of the main PDP.

The statement pleaded with Oyinlola to ensure that the impunity in PDP becomes something of the past.

”The party after considering the expert opinion of the Legal Adviser, Barr. Eric Opia, decided that Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola does not need any other oath of office to return to work as PDP National Secretary as he subscribed to PDP’s oath of office alongside other members of the NWC that were sworn-in at the Eagle Square on March 24, 2012. According to the legal expert, the import of the verdict by the appellate court, which did not attach any condition to its ruling, is that Oyinlola is the validly elected PDP National Secretary.

That has also been the position of INEC which monitored the National Convention of PDP held on March 24, 2012. As things stand, Oyinlola remains the National Secretary of PDP and only the Supreme Court can reverse that decision. The nPDP NWC is therefore of the view that Prince Oyinlola should resume office immediately without waiting for any directive from any quarters. Any other person who parades himself as the National Secretary of PDP should be committed to prison for contempt of court.”

The group’s NWC commended the G7 for their efforts to brief elders about the crisis in the party. It also commended the initiative of the National Security Adviser to President Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki, to further broker peace amongst the G7 Governors, PDP and the Presidency “knowing the implication of the continued crisis on governance and the security of the nation”.

“The NSA has once again by this act demonstrated that he is a statesman unlike some of the hawks in the Presidency who prefer that the crisis in the party continues. These hawks are deceiving Mr. President into thinking that they love him more than those in the nPDP while they are actually engineering his political misfortune.”

” NWC commended the nPDP leadership, including both the Caucus and NWC members, for turning the party into the beautiful bride of Nigerian politics in view of the fact that we hold the key to decide the next President of Nigeria come 2015. The NWC considered other options in case our talks with President Jonathan fail to produce the desired result and concluded that our door should be opened to the APC option, while not ruling out other options that would give us the leverage in reshaping the polity come 2015.”

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Now,where are the tribalist and apc haters that said is apc that dont obey laws,over to u apc haters.

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What a people! Fighting and begging at the same time. Clutching at whatever straw they can grasp and drawing whoever is in sight down with them.
Lamido is going to teach them politics 101 cos he is the only one among them that can win an election on his own strenght. He'd soon abandon this sinking ship to pursue his personal interest.

Bunch of Losers.
Oyinlola should have rejected the court verdict and stick to the so called nPDP... Cowards.

I'm sure Oyinlola is going to cause more wahala in that party.. That's the plan.

yunglykmine: Bunch of Losers.
Oyinlola should have rejected the court verdict and stick to the so called nPDP... Cowards.

I'm sure Oyinlola is going to cause more wahala in that party.. That's the plan.

Tell me something. Gej Is not causing problem when he is using the police to terrorize governors that are constitutionally immune to such act of terrorism?

leadership deficit for Nigeria

yunglykmine: Bunch of Losers.
Oyinlola should have rejected the court verdict and stick to the so called nPDP... Cowards.

I'm sure Oyinlola is going to cause more wahala in that party.. That's the plan.

it is not true, watch. Oyinola is going to pledge total loyalty to Mr President, Tukur and mainstream pdp, leaving npdp in dark. He can't burn the very house he lives in

Wsdm:
Tell me something. Gej Is not causing problem when he is using the police to terrorize governors that are constitutionally immune to such act of terrorism?

How is GEJ terrorizing the G7 Govs? They are constitutionally immune to such act of terrorism but they are not constitutionally immune to obeying court's verdicts. The group nPDP is illegal and the G7 Govs shouldn't hold any meeting under that aegis. The police are only trying to protect the law. I see no reason why the G7 Govs can't hold their meetings under the aegis of Northern Govs and not making their venues knwn to the media.