The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that some former leaders are actively working to undermine the party’s unity and reputation.
This statement was made in response to comments made by the former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, who expressed doubts about the PDP’s ability to function effectively.
The PDP’s national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, revealed that the NWC held an emergency meeting on Wednesday and expressed concern about such views.
The statement read: “The NWC however expresses serious displeasure over incautious conduct, activities, and unguarded utterances by certain leaders who are out to disparage critical Organs of the Party, inflame passions, cause division among members, and bring our dear Party to public disrepute for their selfish reasons.
“Of particular reference is the deleterious public statement credited to the former Governor of Jigawa State, His Excellency Sule Lamido, which was made apparently with the intent to inject bad blood and drag down our Party for self-seeking motives.
“The NWC has received very disturbing reports that such unscrupulous individuals are recruited by the One-Party-State seeking APC administration to undermine the cohesion that exists within the PDP which will enable it to effectively perform its opposition role for the sustenance of Democracy and the wellbeing of Nigerians.
“It is rather unfortunate that such inexcusable conducts, comments, utterances, and betrayals are coming from individuals who have benefitted immensely from the PDP but who have the record and notoriety of brazenly betraying the Party in various elections and at the slightest opportunity for their selfish interests.”
He further emphasised the party’s conviction that such former party leaders must henceforth caution themselves as the party’s current leadership sees them as the sole source of many problems plaguing the party today.
He reiterated the party’s belief that those former party leaders must take responsibility for their actions and refrain from causing further issues within the party.
Ologunagba stated that the current leadership of the party considers them to be the primary source of many of the problems currently affecting the party.
