Rimamnde Kwewum
(PDP, Taraba), a
member of the House
of Representatives,
has urged the Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to
resign in the face of mass defections
hitting the party.
Mr Kwewum, who represents Donga/
Takum/Wusa federal constituency of
Taraba State, cited “increasing weakness,
incoherence and daily loss of members to
the ruling party” as the reason for the call.
The call for the resignation was contained
in a letter Mr Kwewum wrote to the PDP
Chairman and a copy was obtained by
PREMIUM TIMES.
The letter was dated July 6 and addressed
to Mr Secondus.
Mr Kwewum said the leaders of the
opposition in the House are tired of
protesting daily defection as he made
reference to the recent defection of four
lawmakers from Zamfara State.
“Today (Tuesday), not unexpectedly, four
members of the House of Representatives
from Zamfara State denounced the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
defected to the ruling All Progressive
Congress (APC). Unlike other times, when
leaders of the party in the House (both the
Minority Caucus Leadership and the House
PDP Caucus Leadership), put up some form
of protest, not a whisper was heard or a
hand raised in protest against the
decamping!”
He said that while Governor Nyesom Wike
was selling the candidacy of Mr Secondus,
it was on ability to deliver, adding that the
party does not have what it takes to take
back the centre.
“When the Governor of Rivers State HE
Nyesome Wike sought the support of
members of the House of Representatives
for your candidacy of the National
Chairmanship of the Party, he extolled
your virtues of tenacity and commitment
to the party and our hope, then, to win
the 2019 elections. He said you were the
most experienced and loyal person who
would commit everything to the success
of the party. Indeed, and according to him,
the relentless pursuit of success would be
the guide of your actions.
“The PDP, as you very well know, ought to
represent the hope of Nigerians for a new
future and to, at the very least, provide
some formidable resistance and pull from
the brink that the APC government has
tragically brought Nigeria to.
Unfortunately, the increasing weakness,
incoherence, and daily loss of membership
of our party to the ruling party have
contributed to the general feeling of
hopelessness in the country.”
Mr Kwewum said the Secondus-led
National Working Committee cannot lead
the reconciliation effort because they are
enmeshed in controversies.
“You and the current national working
committee members will be unable to lead
the reconciliation process because you are
unfortunately enmeshed in several current
controversies,” the lawmaker said.
Gale of defections
On Wednesday, a member of the House,
Jonathan Gaza, also resigned from the PDP
and moved to the APC.
TEXEM
Defection is almost a weekly activity in the
House. There have been eight defections
in the last five legislative days.
In addition, three governors in the
opposition party have moved to the APC.
They are Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, Ben Ayade
of Cross River and Bello Matawalle of
Zamfara State.https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/472245-defections-pdp-lawmaker-demands-secondus-resignation.html mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala mannabbqgrill

I dey laugh with obasanjo face. Nothing good in PDP looters association paty. The JAGABAN will terrorise you to pieces comes 2023

Secondus isn't PDP problem. PDP is like old
man who is destiny to die no amount of
medical attention given to him will make
him to live. #SinkingShip

Long overdue. Secondus is a useless bribe gulping thief who's only interested in his pocket to the detriment of the PDP

PDP dead far back 2015,though his ghost is roaming about

"Rimamnde Kwewum
(PDP, Taraba), a
member of the House
of Representatives,
has urged the Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to
resign in the face of mass defections
hitting the party."


I agree with Rep. Kwewum call for Chairman Secondus resignation. Mr. Secondus is a liability to PDP. He is too old to keep up with current trends on issues hurting the party chances to succeed at polls. He doesn't call out president Buhari for all the killings and kidnapping going on in Nigeria. Mr. Secondus is a Jonathan boy--- meaning he is scared to challenge president Buhari and APC on practice of discrimination against Nigerians .

Many PDP members and Nigerian people see Mr. Secondus as using the party for his own personal gains. That is not a good image people want to think of a party Chairman. A party Chairman is someone people get excited about. Right now, I see no excitement in Chairman Secondus to get people interested in fighting for PDP.

That said, and as long as Chairman Secondus remains as PDP chairman, the party will never win 2023 presidential election. His presence in PDP brings back the memories of former president Goodluck Jonathan. Goodluck Jonathan was not exciting person to begin with. So, throwing Goodluck Jonathan into the mix makes things worse for PDP.

Apc is actually lucky pdp is not a serious party with the way buhari is mismanaging the country and only the masses are the ones crying

Anyway i still prefer the pdp to apc, pdp is the only true national party not the supporter of APC congregation.