Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently making moves to dissolve the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party headed by the national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, Daily Independent has gathered.
However, Secondus, who does not want to take any chances, is said to be fighting back.
The governors, led by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, are also working at constituting a National Caretaker Committee that will pilot the affairs of the party until a national convention is held.
According to a credible source in the party, other governors with Wike in the move to dissolve the NWC are governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri; Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
He said the governors, who are worried about the defections in the party and the urgent need to reposition it ahead of the 2023 general elections, believe there is a need to put in a place a new set of executives “who can stop the hemorrhage and save the party from dying”.
When reminded that few weeks ago, the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) both passed votes of confidence in the national leadership of the party, our source said the governors’ action is the recent development in the party, especially as the nose-diving fortune of the party does not justify the continued stay of the Secondus-led exco.
Speaking further, he said the move by the governors to dissolve the NWC may not sail through as it does not have the backing of the party’s BoT.
“The governors cannot summon a NEC meeting. Only the national chairman of the party has powers to do so. Do you think Secondus will summon a NEC meeting where the issue of his removal will be the major issue?” he asked.
Daily Independent also gathered that Secondus who is aware of the plot by the governors to oust him is also fighting back by reaching out to them on the need for unity and stability in the party.
SOURCE: independent.ng
