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PDP Crisis: Why I Will Not Resign As Chairman – Secondus

The embattled National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has vowed not to resign from his position.

He said this in a terse press statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Ike Abonyi.

There is a crisis rocking the opposition party as political bigwigs in the party jostle for shares of its structure ahead of the 2023 polls.

Secondus is battling to retain his chairmanship position as Wike spearheaded moves to ensure his removal before the party’s national convention.

When a meeting was summoned by the Board of Trustees to find an amicable solution to the crisis rocking the party, there was a clash between Secondus, and the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike.

The statement read, “The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that he will not resign his position.

Prince Secondus said that nothing so far warrants his resignation from the party position and those tiny minority calling for his resignation should come clean and tell party members across the country his offense why he should resign.

“He said he will remain focussed and committed to the ideals of the party which he swore to protect and defend upon his election to lead this great party 44 months ago.”

PDP Reps caucus, others demand Secondus resignation

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives caucus, have demanded the immediate resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, to save it from collapse.

This was part of a two-point resolution arrived at after a virtual meeting of the caucus in Abuja, on Saturday.

It was contained in a document titled, “Resolutions reached at an online meeting of the PDP caucus of the House of Representatives on Saturday, 7th august, 2021 in respect of current concerns over party leadership, which was obtained by The PUNCH, in Abuja, on Sunday.

“Formally asks the BoT and the Governors Forum of the PDP to ensure immediate and firm resolution of current challenges so as to enable a re-engineering, re-focusing process that would restore party members and millions of other Nigerians’ hope and confidence in the PDP as an alternative to the current dysfunctional, irresponsive and rudderless government of APC with its attendant suffering,  miseries, political deceit, economic woes, insecurity and all-round disappointment foisted on favor millions of Nigerian families across the federation, and;

“Urge the current National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus) to consider making the necessary personal sacrifice worthy of a leader in the party’s current and future interest with a firm assurance of honourable regard and appreciation by the party leadership now and in years to come, by honourably resigning his position as party chairman immediately, to allow the party an early start.”

Angela Davies

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