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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the conflicts wrong the enactment won’t hamper the behaviour of its nationalist normal which volition beryllium held connected 15–16 November, 2025.
The nationalist publicity caput of PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, who stated this yesterday, nevertheless warned members not to enactment against the party.
He added that the party’s constitution forbids dual rank and actions susceptible of undermining interior cohesion.
This comes against the backdrop of caller rift implicit the power of the enactment successful Akwa Ibom.
Recall that Ologunagba’s announcement of the removal of the State Working Committee (SWC) and the assignment of a caretaker squad led by Igwat Umoren, was countered by the party’s nationalist secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who successful a missive to the incumbent authorities chairman, Aniekan Akpan, declared the determination ‘null and void.’
Akpan has besides rejected the dissolution.
But speaking astatine an interactive league with journalists successful Abuja yesterday, Ologunagba said the enactment is prepared for its November convention.
He said, “What immoderate spot arsenic struggle is, successful fact, ideology successful action. The nationalist president provides wide enactment and tin summon meetings, portion the nationalist caput carries retired administrative duties. The caput cannot unilaterally telephone meetings oregon merchandise statements without approval,” helium said.
He backed his assertion by citing Section 35 of the PDP Constitution (2017 arsenic amended), which outlines the functions of the nationalist chairman.
He assured members and Nigerians that preparations stay connected way for the convention.
“Every section is involved, our leaders crossed the state are moving together, and preparations are connected course. There is nary menace to the process. Nigerians tin remainder assured that connected 15–16 November 2025, the normal volition instrumentality spot arsenic scheduled,” helium stated.
On the Akwa Ibom crisis, the PDP enactment spokesperson said its decisions stand, informing members against promoting parallel narratives.
“The gathering that produced the party’s presumption was decently convened, with records and videos to beryllium it. Anyone claiming different is misleading the public,” Ologunagba added.
Reacting to the Independence Day code of President Bola Tinubu, Ologunagba said it was uninspiring and disappointing.
He accused the APC-led authorities of worsening the system and plunging Nigeria into unsustainable debt.
Ologunagba recalled that nether past PDP administrations, debts were cleared and unemployment remained low.
He besides said the president has failed to unafraid the state portion referring to the caller sidesplitting of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a lawyer and writer successful Abuja.
“He claimed that the system is performing well, but Nigerians are asking: which country has the system truly turned?
“Is it the country of insecurity, wherever unit has crippled farming and production? The country of rising costs, wherever parents cannot wage schoolhouse fees? Or the country wherever families unrecorded successful fearfulness of kidnappers and bandits?” Ologunagba asked.
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