Rift In PDP Over Akwa Ibom Executive Dissolution

The rift wrong the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nationalist enactment widened connected Wednesday arsenic the nationalist caput of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, rejected the dissolution of the enactment enforcement successful Akwa Ibom State.

The nationalist caput said the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom enactment arsenic announced by the nationalist publicity secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, hardly 24 hours ago, was null and void.

Anyanwu stated this successful a missive to the Akwa Ibom State chairman, dated October 1, asking him to proceed successful his duties.

Ologunagba, had successful a connection connected Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom enforcement and constitution of a caretaker committee led by Igwat Umoren arsenic chairman.

Before the Akwa Ibom episode, Anyanwu had besides clashed with the nationalist president of PDP, Illiya Damagum implicit the behaviour of congresses successful Cross River, Plateau and Kebbi States.

The clash which emerged successful conflicting letters to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has Damagum calling for a postponement of the congresses successful the aforementioned states, portion Anyanwu successful a abstracted missive insisted the congresses indispensable proceed.

The rift wrong the enactment enactment comes up of the party’s nationalist normal holding successful Ibadan, Oyo State successful November this year.

Anyanwu, successful his missive to the Akwa Ibom State PDP chairman, Aniekan Akpan said “My attraction has been drawn to the purported property merchandise by the National Publicity Secretary of our party, announcing the dissolution of the State Working Committee of Akwa Ibom State.

“For purposes of clarity, that property merchandise should beryllium discountenanced, due to the fact that determination was nary ceremonial sitting of the National Working Committee successful which specified determination was taken.

“It is not successful the authoritative presumption and duties of the National Publicity Secretary to instrumentality actions relating to the implementation of the decisions of the National Working Committee of our large party, arsenic a result, the purported property merchandise is null and void and of nary effect. The State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party Akwa Ibom State stands undissolved.

“Please see this missive arsenic the rightful authorization for you to proceed successful your duties arsenic provided successful the PDP Constitution 2017 arsenic Amended,” it read.