The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has waded into the crisis of confidence between major stakeholders and the party’s Caretaker Committee; appointed to handle affairs in its Kogi State Chapter.
This was the sequel to a vote of no confidence passed on the caretaker committee by 18 out of the 21 PDP Local Government Council chairmen across the state.
The NWC in a memo signed by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Capt. Umar Bature (Retd), dated August 7, 2024, directed the Caretaker Committee to desist from taking further actions inimical to the interest of the party.
Specifically, Bature chided the caretaker panel over a press release in which it made certain assertions and staked a claim to powers not given to it constitutionally.
The Organising Secretary reminded the committee that the power to conduct congresses resides with the NWC not any other committee.
Bature said, “My attention has been drawn to the press release you issued on the above subject; for your information, elected State Chapters or appointed Caretaker Committees do not have any right to conduct Congresses/Primaries – this is the constitutional powers of the National Working Committee (NWC).
“In view of this, you are advised to immediately withdraw the statement and refer to Article 4 on Page 4 of the Guidelines for the conduct of Ward, LGA, State, Zonal Congresses which states that: ‘For the avoidance of doubt, the actual conduct of elections at the Ward, Local Government Area, State and Zonal Congresses shall be by the Congresses Committee at each level appointed by the National Working Committee (NWC),” .
A pro-PDP support group, the PDP Fronteirs hailed the NWC for averting what it noted was an attempt by a few persons to cause an implosion in the Kogi State chapter of the party.
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