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Opposition coalition lawmakers, on Sunday, raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to retain the acting chairman, Umar Damagum in office till 2027.
The group stated this on Sunday during a live world press conference in Akokwa, Imo state.
According to the spokesperson of the Group, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere those behind the plot have planted 24 state chairmen of the party that would endorse President Tinubu before 2027, and keep Damagun in office till after the election.
While describing those behind the plot as impostors, he vowed that their plan won’t work as structures are being put in place to ensure it doesn’t happen.
According to him,, “Today our nation is facing different challenges both economic, political. But there’s something that’s missing in all these problems and that’s a vibrant and responsive and responsible opposition. Today we have a political party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that’s supposed to lead the opposition, but what do you have we have political charlatans hijacking the heartbeat of the opposition party. And turning it into an errand platform for the ruling party.
“Some of you called me yesterday when the meeting the Governors had in Jos and said it’s all over for PDP. It’s very shameful that a party that was founded in 1998 by the great efforts of our founding fathers.
“The likes of Alex Ekwueme, Jerry Gana, Atiku Abubakar, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and so many others came together and ended 16 years of military rule.
“Today I want to inform the whole of Nigeria that they have perfected a plan to ensure that the NEC meeting to choose a chairman from North Central where the position is originally supposed to come from us not possible.
“First they said there was a Sallah holiday and they shifted it, since last year they kept on shifting the NEC meeting. Till now no NEC meeting they keep on giving different excuses.
“The national leaders of PDP are frolicking with APC leaders, going to London having meetings with APC leadership. If the founding fathers of this party are still alive and are seeing what I’m seeing they will be crying. I will mention the names of these PDP governors frolicking with APC. They think that by being a weakling some of them will be allowed to control their state.”
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