Disband caretaker committee now, group tells Kogi PDP NWC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Frontliners, on Saturday, August 10, called on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to disband the Kogi PDP Caretaker Committee.

In a statement jointly signed by its president, Hussein Mohammed, secretary, Moses Abidemi and  Publicity Secretary Dan Okafor the group,
commended the NWC for rejecting attempts to replace the credible ward and local government congresses’ results with another slated for Aug. 10 by the state caretaker committee.

The group said that it was worrisome that in spite firm opposition by 18 out of the 21 PDP local government chairmen in Kogi, the caretaker committee insisted on replacing the July 27 ad hoc delegates conference in the state.

The statement said, “The PDP Frontliners hereby demand immediate disbandment of the controversial Kogi PDP Caretaker Committee.

“We applaud the NWC for an emphatic memo dated Aug. 7, which effectively scuttled plans by the clique to override the authority of the PDP National Secretariat by addressing a petition to INEC.

“This is an unpardonable affront that speaks volumes about their true intentions,” the statement said.

The group commended the  PDP local government chairmen in Kogi for their efforts in truncating the attempt by the caretaker committee to reverse delegate elections in all the wards in the state.

“Apparently, their resolve to take legal action and resist participation in a contrived ‘emergency’ congress that gives all the advantages to a tiny clique has been appropriately considered by the PDP NWC,” the group said.

They expressed optimism that the party would re-emerge as Nigeria’s dominant party in 2027 if its national leaders continued to resist attempts by some leaders to seek to achieve their selfish interests