The Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers in the House of Representatives has called for the reconstitution of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the country’s main opposition party.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the coalition’s spokesman, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo), made the call, accusing some national leaders of the party of collaborating with members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to keep Iliyasu Damagum in office as national chairman beyond 2027.
Ugochinyere further alleged that there was a deliberate attempt to block a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that would allow the election of a new chairman from the North Central, where the position was initially designated to come from.
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He claimed that certain individuals within the PDP were acting as impostors, and that APC members were now mocking the PDP, as they appeared to be working to undermine their own party.
The lawmaker also emphasized that the reasons given since last year for delaying the NEC meeting to elect new leadership were no longer valid.
“Till now, no NEC meeting. They keep giving different excuses.
“If the founding fathers of this party are still alive and are seeing what I am seeing they will be crying.
“At a time when Nigeria is facing a serious crisis, the main opposition party is now in the bed with the ruling party,” he said.
The lawmaker expressed disappointment, stating that it was shameful to see the PDP in such disarray.
Mr. Ugochinyere remarked that the party’s acting leadership had failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians for a strong and dynamic opposition.
However, he praised the party leaders who had remained loyal and committed to the party’s core principles.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the PDP Governors Forum had issued a three-month ultimatum for the NEC meeting to take place.
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