Fresh Crisis Rocks PDP as Staff Members Accuse NWC of Withholding Allowances
- A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party over allegations that members of the NWC are withholding funds
- PDP staff members are accusing the working committee of appropriating staff emoluments, housing allowances
- The party's NWC members are also reportedly sabotaging the efforts of the acting national chairman of the party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi
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It appears the crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP will not be ending anytime soon.
This is as members of the National Working Committee (NWC) have been accused of withholding funds meant for the payments of national secretariat staff’s housing allowances and other payments.
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A senior member of staff who Vanguard without revealing his name claimed that some NWC members are sabotaging the efforts of the acting national chairman of the party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi.
It was gathered that Akinwonmi had concluded arrangements to pay parts of outstanding allowances owed to staff.
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The current NWC had sacked almost half of the workforce of the party back in 2019, claiming that the staff strength was too bulky and unhealthy.
The committee also promised to comply with payments of allowances once the number was reduced.
One of the aggrieved staff members speaking under the condition of anonymity said they will embarrass PDP if the party continues to take them for fools
The staff vowed to take their protest to major streets of Abuja if the opposition fails to do its part.
Group demands Secondus, NWC members’ resignation
Earlier, the Concerned PDP League, also known as ‘PDP Watchdog’, demanded the resignation of some party chieftains.
Specifically, they demanded the resignation of the chairman, Board of Trustees, Walid Jibrin; national chairman, Uche Secondus and other members of the NWC.
The allegation against the chieftains is that they are not providing strong opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Grave allegations hit Secondus, PDP NWC as ex-officials reveal why they resigned
Meanwhile, some former national deputies of PDP have opened up on why they resigned on Tuesday, August 3.
Some of the former officers speaking after their resignation made serious claims against the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus.
Among many misgivings, they claimed that Secondus has met with them only thrice since they were elected in 2017.
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