The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on tomorrow present a report naming members involved in anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections to the National Executive Committee.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the national leadership of the opposition had on the 26 of last month directed the chairmen of the 36 state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory to identify their members involved in anti-party activities during the 2023 general elections.
The PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, gave the directive during a meeting of the National Working Committee with state chairmen in Abuja.
He said, “After the elections, we expected the state chapters to give us their reports, that is the post-2023 election reports. A lot of the states have not submitted their reports and we need those reports to be compiled for the next NEC meeting.
“A lot of agitations are coming from party members, suspend this, suspend that, you are the ones that are in charge of those states. You are to tell us who was involved in anti-party activities and who did not; and based on that, the NEC will take a decision. Write to us and tell us what transpired, no matter what happened.”
A high-ranking member of the National Working Committee, who did not want to speak on record due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed that the NWC would submit the anti-party report to the NEC on Thursday.
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Africa Today News, New York gathered on Tuesday that ex-Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, who openly worked against the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, may likely be on the list to be submitted to NEC on Thursday.
Wike, leading his counterparts in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde; Benue, Samuel Ortom; Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi; and Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu, under the aegis of G-5 PDP governors, had opposed Atiku.
Wike’s opposition to Atiku’s presidential ambition stemmed from the ex-vice president’s decision not to select the ex-Rivers state governor as his vice presidential candidate following his victory in the presidential primary.
Subsequently, Wike actively campaigned against Atiku and the PDP and also supported the erstwhile All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
In the meantime, 52 members of the National Caucus Committee are expected at Thursday’s meeting to make decisions on reconciliation and disciplinary matters and any other issues that could impact the future of the PDP.
The PDP National Caucus is a crucial assembly of party stakeholders that convenes before the NEC meeting and sets the tone for every major decision to be made at the NEC meeting.
In many instances, when the national caucus reaches a consensus on any matter, the NEC simply approves it, but if there is a disagreement, other qualifying members of the NEC will vote either for or against the issue in question.
Findings indicate that 52 current members of the PDP National Caucus may attend Thursday’s meeting.
According to the PDP Constitution 2017, as amended, Part VIII, section 30 (1), the National Caucus of the party shall consist of the national chairman, who serves as the chairman of the caucus.