PDP Northern elders slam Wike, others over sabotage of party

By Musa Ubandawaki

SOKOTO — The Northern Elders Unity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering onslaught connected the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his governmental allies, accusing them of plotting to destruct the PDP and weaken absorption authorities successful Nigeria.

In a communiqué issued astatine the extremity of its 18th General Meeting, the Forum reaffirmed its unwavering assurance successful the enactment of the PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Iliya Umar Damagum, portion condemning what it described arsenic “desperate attempts” by immoderate enactment members to derail the party’s forthcoming nationalist convention, scheduled for November 15 and 16 successful Ibadan, Oyo State.

The National Secretary of the Forum, Dr. Abbas Sadauki (Dan Madamin Tofa), successful a powerfully worded statement, said the determination to support the unity of the enactment was some unanimous and resolute.

“No magnitude of governmental intimidation, blackmail, oregon lies against the unity of the enactment volition halt the palmy enactment of the nationalist normal successful Ibadan,” helium declared.

Dr. Sadauki accused immoderate members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) of colluding with outer governmental forces to destabilize the enactment from within.

“Those misleading groups wrong the enactment to scuttle the normal are specified jokers — predators unleashed against the corporate interest.“Their unholy confederation with enemies of advancement volition soon extremity successful governmental shame and regret,” helium said.

The Forum alleged that the ongoing sabotage wrong the PDP was being driven by Wike’s governmental power and idiosyncratic ambitions. “It is unfortunate that immoderate ungrateful elements, nether the guidance of Mr. Nyesom Wike, are bent connected destroying everything bully astir the PDP and different absorption movements. Whether done tribunal cases oregon misuse of power, their ngo is wide — to wreck the party. But they volition fail,” Sadauki warned.

Expressing afloat solidarity with the existent leadership, the radical commended Ambassador Damagum and different loyal stakeholders for their steadfastness successful steering the enactment toward unity and revival up of the 2027 wide elections.

“The committedness shown by Ambassador Damagum and genuine enactment leaders is simply a patriotic sacrifice aimed astatine rebuilding and repositioning the PDP for aboriginal victory,” the connection added.

The Forum besides cautioned the judiciary and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against governmental actors allegedly attempting to manipulate institutions to destabilize the antiauthoritarian process. It appealed to the judiciary not to beryllium swayed by “desperate elements” who person go consenting tools successful undermining democracy, describing them arsenic enemies of advancement and burdens to the nation.

Reaffirming its implicit loyalty to the PDP leadership, the Northern Elders Forum insisted that the determination of the National Executive Committee (NEC) to proceed with the nationalist normal remains binding and indispensable beryllium respected by each enactment members.

The Forum concluded that its enactment for Ambassador Damagum’s enactment is unshakable, urging each disciplined members to uphold the NEC’s determination and support the unity, integrity, and aboriginal of the party.

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