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PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by TonyeBarcanista(m): 8:47pm On Aug 04, 2021
PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh-Okoye and The Truth

By Tonye Barcanista

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the media space was shaken as a result of mass exodus of seven members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee, NEC, from their positions.

The NEC members, who are all deputies to their respective principals in the National Working Committee, cited among others, the failure of Prince Uche Secondus, the Party's National Chairman, and the entire NWC to carry them along in the running of the party. They also alleged that the Prince Secondus treated them like nobodies in their almost four years in office.

Shortly after, a member of the NWC and National Youth Leader, Rt Hon SKE Udeh Okoye, held a press conference to demand the resignation of Prince Secondus. At the Press Conference, the Youth leader revealed that about ten members of the party's NWC are aligned with the call for Prince Secondus' resignation.

Okoye also revealed that Prince Secondus crippled all departments of the party, including his youth department, of performing optimally by striping them of resources and other necessities to function. He further accused Prince Secondus of abusing his position as the Chairman of the party to illicitly accumulate wealth at the detriment of the party, amongst other allegations.

Following Okoye's outburst, the National Chairman of the partyy, through his media assistant, Mr Ike Abonyi, accused Okoye of executing a hatchet job for unknown persons, and slammed him for keeping quiet since December 2017 but only speaking now that he has been hired for a "yeoman's" job. Interestingly, Mr Abonyi fall short of convincing members of the party why they shouldn't take the allegations levelled by the National Youth Leader seriously.

Curiously, Mr Abonyi could not factually convince party members whether Prince Secondus has delivered on his promise to Reform, Rebrand and Restructure the party or otherwise.

Though I am not interested in the back and forth exchange between the NWC members, I find it absurd that the Prince Uche Secondus permitted Mr Abonyi to author a statement which focuses on attacking the personality of Udeh Okoye, who is supposed to be a subordinate to Secondus, rather than address the issues raised by the Youth leader and the resigned NEC members.

Since the present NWC came into office, there have been series of complaints by party members of lack of vibrancy and activities in the youth, publicity, women and other key departments of the party.

Although the publicity directorate under Kola Ologbondiyan, has been up and doing in releasing press statements and organising press conferences, rank and file party members still complain of lack of visibility of the party on critical issues affecting the country. The Youth and Women departments that are meant to organise events and programs for the advancement of the PDP and galvanise support for the party, are unfortunately in a pitiable state. In fact, the two departments have been on redundancy ever since the present NWC came to office almost four years ago; and it appears that there is no hope in sight.

The situation was worse during the electioneering period of 2019 General Election as the party could not organise any youth or women events, neither did the party provide support for the hundreds of support groups that registered with the youth directorate of PDP to galvanise votes for our candidates.

Post 2019 election, the perception of party members and Nigerian public of PDP is that of a weak and inept institution that is yet to show seriousness to challenge the failure of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the battle for 2023. The PDP has become a shadow of its once glorious self, with senior members, including serving Governors and National Assembly members, switching loyalty to the opposition almost on daily basis.

Furthermore, the party is engulfed in Factional crisis in most states of the country, with Secondus' leadership failing to adequately address them and unite disparaging interests. Some party chieftains have accused Prince Secondus of fuelling the crises in states and sponsoring factions in states for his own selfish interest. These myriads of crisis in the states chapters coupled with absence of leadership are enough to discourage aggrieved members of the opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC) from making the needed switch into the PDP fold.

Moreover, party staff at the national secretariat in Zone 5, Abuja, have serially complained of poor welfare packages from the party leadership, while people that are sent on adhoc assignments (Congresses) lament failure of the party leadership to pay their honorarium.

In view of the above, it is unpatriotic for anyone, including sympathisers of Prince Uche Secondus, to see the call for his resignation as attack on his person. It is also uncharitable for the Chairman's media office and sympathisers to blame SKE Udeh Okoye, Governor Nyesom Wike or any person as being responsible for the "No Confidence Vote" on Prince Uche Secondus.

Going forward, Prince Uche Secondus has three options before him.

The first option is to employ 'dignified' silence pending the conclusion of the internal resolution mechanism of the NWC.

The second option is to holistically address the salient issues that were raised against his leadership by Hon Okoye, and other officers of the party.

The third and final option before him is to save his honor and prestige by yielding the call to step aside as National Chairman in the interest of the party.

Tamunotonye 'Tonye Barcanista' Inioribo

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by GRACETOLIVE(f): 8:52pm On Aug 04, 2021
Ok
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by chatinent: 8:52pm On Aug 04, 2021
Yawns

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by HitRun(m): 8:54pm On Aug 04, 2021
grin

Another paid post

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by joe54: 9:03pm On Aug 04, 2021
Good job tonyebarcanista
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Nonpartisan1: 9:08pm On Aug 04, 2021
God bless Nyesome Wike!

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Tinubuadvocate: 9:10pm On Aug 04, 2021
We are not interested in this nonsense take the shit out here.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by seunmsg(m): 9:13pm On Aug 04, 2021
Tonye is now working for Wike’s hatchet man. Nice one bro. No forget to share the money reach me o. Make I join you chop Wike money small.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by TonyeBarcanista(m): 10:03pm On Aug 04, 2021
seunmsg:
Tonye is now working for Wike’s hatchet man. Nice one bro. No forget to share the money reach me o. Make I join you chop Wike money small.
Baba, it's about the party

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Militant30: 10:03pm On Aug 04, 2021
Can you see how the Kalabaris are sabotaging our riverine agenda?

Look at how Tonye a kalabari man is supporting another Ikwerre governor after Omehia, Amaechi and Wike all from Ikwerre had ruled the state for the past 14 years.

Tonye can only see how SECONDUS is bad but was blind to Wike's clannish agenda without any regards to even traditional institutions in the state.

Wike is doing everything to rubbish SECONDUS in other to have his way but he and the likes of Tonye will failed like Olosho br3ast.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Militant30: 10:08pm On Aug 04, 2021
If
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Nonpartisan1: 10:09pm On Aug 04, 2021
TonyeBarcanista:

Baba, it's about the party

Dey there make panti dey wear you...Party KO!

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by TonyeBarcanista(m): 10:19pm On Aug 04, 2021
Nonpartisan1:


Dey there make panti dey wear you...Party KO!
You won't understand
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by tony0806: 10:21pm On Aug 04, 2021
Good job
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by OPPPS: 10:22pm On Aug 04, 2021
TonyeBarcanista:

Baba, it's about the party
Keep quiet. It's about your pocket. Confused PDP tax collector

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by OBUKSBAYELSA: 10:24pm On Aug 04, 2021
Udeh Okoye acted in bad faith, the party has in place mechanism by which one can vent his emotions. Wike has become the biggest driver of the crisis bedeviling the PDP since 2015, He brought Modu Sheriff, that tore the party, he brought former Governor of Kaduna State, he also gave Secondus. Every person he brought to lead the party, to him, FAILED, He should resign as Governor and contest for the National Chairman of PDP.
Tonye should be aware that time for the 2023 Election is here already so this unholy hour is not the time to start changing leadership or distracting them. Udeh Okoye has resigned he should shut his trap and concentrate on working for his new party.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by OPPPS: 10:24pm On Aug 04, 2021
TonyeBarcanista:

You won't understand
What's there to understand? The same Atiku You crucified years ago, the same Atiku You promoted in 2019. Small small dey get shame

The same Obaseki you degraded 5 yrs ago. The same Obaseki you carried his placard just 1 yr ago.
Dey get shame small small

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by fergie001: 10:26pm On Aug 04, 2021
Tonye, so "Father Christmas" has done the needful.

Well-done.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Militant30: 10:29pm On Aug 04, 2021
TonyeBarcanista:

You won't understand

I'm ashamed on your behalf, the money you collect today to rubbish SECONDUS will finish in the next few days and you will understand what is going on in Rivers State.

Everything is not about money.
Tonye have they complete your trans-kalabari road?
Will this money you collect fix the road?

You will understand when you help push SECONDUS down.

Sabo like you.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by OPPPS: 10:30pm On Aug 04, 2021
TonyeBarcanista:

You won't understand
Abi make we show your records for Nairaland?

No ideology. Just anywhere belle face

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Penguin2: 10:32pm On Aug 04, 2021
Hand of Tonyebarcanista but it’s the voice of Wike.

Politicians wil be politicians even the ones on Nairaland.

So you idiots want a Caretaker committee for PDP so that it can be thrown into the legal quagmire that APC finds itself in right now?

Silly idiots!

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Asgard73: 10:44pm On Aug 04, 2021
Tonye ... Pdp will never have caretaker Committee.

Is not happening now and won’t happen...

Uche is going no where till convention.. go and return Wike’s fund.

You’re saying is all about the party .. and you want to scatter same party.

If you’re hungry tell your paymaster to give you job. No Dey try use pdp dey eat.

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by olu77(m): 10:57pm On Aug 04, 2021
Super stories
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by slivertongue: 10:57pm On Aug 04, 2021
ok
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Judolisco(m): 10:58pm On Aug 04, 2021
Barcanista... Na politics make u appear from nowhere grin

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Nobody: 11:00pm On Aug 04, 2021
So I guess this is for Nairaland political feather weights.

Next!

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Nobody: 11:02pm On Aug 04, 2021
hmmm
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by Franchise21(m): 11:14pm On Aug 04, 2021
OK
Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by GeneralPula: 11:16pm On Aug 04, 2021
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TonyeBarcanista:
PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh-Okoye and The Truth

By Tonye Barcanista

On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the media space was shaken as a result of mass exodus of seven members of the Peoples Democratic Party National Executive Committee, NEC, from their positions.

The NEC members, who are all deputies to their respective principals in the National Working Committee, cited among others, the failure of Prince Uche Secondus, the Party's National Chairman, and the entire NWC to carry them along in the running of the party. They also alleged that the Prince Secondus treated them like nobodies in their almost four years in office.

Shortly after, a member of the NWC and National Youth Leader, Rt Hon SKE Udeh Okoye, held a press conference to demand the resignation of Prince Secondus. At the Press Conference, the Youth leader revealed that about ten members of the party's NWC are aligned with the call for Prince Secondus' resignation.

Okoye also revealed that Prince Secondus crippled all departments of the party, including his youth department, of performing optimally by striping them of resources and other necessities to function. He further accused Prince Secondus of abusing his position as the Chairman of the party to illicitly accumulate wealth at the detriment of the party, amongst other allegations.

Following Okoye's outburst, the National Chairman of the partyy, through his media assistant, Mr Ike Abonyi, accused Okoye of executing a hatchet job for unknown persons, and slammed him for keeping quiet since December 2017 but only speaking now that he has been hired for a "yeoman's" job. Interestingly, Mr Abonyi fall short of convincing members of the party why they shouldn't take the allegations levelled by the National Youth Leader seriously.

Curiously, Mr Abonyi could not factually convince party members whether Prince Secondus has delivered on his promise to Reform, Rebrand and Restructure the party or otherwise.

Though I am not interested in the back and forth exchange between the NWC members, I find it absurd that the Prince Uche Secondus permitted Mr Abonyi to author a statement which focuses on attacking the personality of Udeh Okoye, who is supposed to be a subordinate to Secondus, rather than address the issues raised by the Youth leader and the resigned NEC members.

Since the present NWC came into office, there have been series of complaints by party members of lack of vibrancy and activities in the youth, publicity, women and other key departments of the party.

Although the publicity directorate under Kola Ologbondiyan, has been up and doing in releasing press statements and organising press conferences, rank and file party members still complain of lack of visibility of the party on critical issues affecting the country. The Youth and Women departments that are meant to organise events and programs for the advancement of the PDP and galvanise support for the party, are unfortunately in a pitiable state. In fact, the two departments have been on redundancy ever since the present NWC came to office almost four years ago; and it appears that there is no hope in sight.

The situation was worse during the electioneering period of 2019 General Election as the party could not organise any youth or women events, neither did the party provide support for the hundreds of support groups that registered with the youth directorate of PDP to galvanise votes for our candidates.

Post 2019 election, the perception of party members and Nigerian public of PDP is that of a weak and inept institution that is yet to show seriousness to challenge the failure of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the battle for 2023. The PDP has become a shadow of its once glorious self, with senior members, including serving Governors and National Assembly members, switching loyalty to the opposition almost on daily basis.

Furthermore, the party is engulfed in Factional crisis in most states of the country, with Secondus' leadership failing to adequately address them and unite disparaging interests. Some party chieftains have accused Prince Secondus of fuelling the crises in states and sponsoring factions in states for his own selfish interest. These myriads of crisis in the states chapters coupled with absence of leadership are enough to discourage aggrieved members of the opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC) from making the needed switch into the PDP fold.

Moreover, party staff at the national secretariat in Zone 5, Abuja, have serially complained of poor welfare packages from the party leadership, while people that are sent on adhoc assignments (Congresses) lament failure of the party leadership to pay their honorarium.

In view of the above, it is unpatriotic for anyone, including sympathisers of Prince Uche Secondus, to see the call for his resignation as attack on his person. It is also uncharitable for the Chairman's media office and sympathisers to blame SKE Udeh Okoye, Governor Nyesom Wike or any person as being responsible for the "No Confidence Vote" on Prince Uche Secondus.

Going forward, Prince Uche Secondus has three options before him.

The first option is to employ 'dignified' silence pending the conclusion of the internal resolution mechanism of the NWC.

The second option is to holistically address the salient issues that were raised against his leadership by Hon Okoye, and other officers of the party.

The third and final option before him is to save his honor and prestige by yielding the call to step aside as National Chairman in the interest of the party.

Tamunotonye 'Tonye Barcanista' Inioribo
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All of them will not know peace..

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by racerve(m): 11:16pm On Aug 04, 2021
Yeye.

Secondus' tenure runs out in December, just 4 months from now. Why not wait for it to end and campaign for your preferred candidate to replace him?

If he resigns today, will any of your grievances be addressed between now and December?

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Re: PDP: Between Secondus, Udeh Okoye And The Truth - Tonye Barcanista by asobo1: 11:19pm On Aug 04, 2021
Secondus is going no where. Those few trying to plant disaffection within the party should thread careful.

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