2023: Fresh Crisis Threatens PDP, Atiku’s Chances as Concerned Group, Strong Chieftains Gang-Up Against Ayu
- A new development has emerged and has worsened the crisis rocking Nigeria's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party
- This is as the leadership of the PDP and some key members are divided over the use of funds recovered from its primaries for the 2023 elections
- Interestingly, the group of Concerned PDP Vanguard for Change has reacted angrily to the party leadership headed by Senator Ayu, urging him to give answers on how the N12m realised from forms’ was spent
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The use of about N12 million for the construction of three toilets has worsened the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) The Punch gathered.
The amount was said to have been realised from the sale of forms in its primaries for the 2023 elections.
Source: Twitter
Although the contract for the building of the toilet was said to have been awarded to a national officer of the party, sources said it has polarised the PDP.
Sources noted further that some deputy national chairmen of the party have been so angered by the development and wondered why such an amount would be spent on three toilets.
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A copy of the message complaining about the controversial contract and sourced from the WhatsApp group of Concerned PDP Vanguard for Change was obtained by The newspaper in Abuja.
The message sent to stakeholders, NEC, BoT and all PDP caucuses was titled, “N12 million of struggling PDP members money from form sale spent on three toilets, making it N4 million (each) for one toilet.”
The message read,
“Will you all keep quiet to (sic) this and other outright corruption, abuse of office, divide and rule in NWC by Senator ayu?
“Members want our presidential candidate to win. We have laboured too much for PDP to allow one man to come destroy the party and kill the moral of members for our presidential campaign.”
2023 election: Finally, Jandor reacts to Wike's endorsement of Sanwo-Olu, spills hard truth
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran well known as Jandor, has reacted to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State endorsing his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for a second term in office.
Jandor in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Wednesday, October 19, noted that he was not surprised by Wike's move.
He added that he was not happy with the statement the PDP in Lagos issued in response to Wike, saying, “They should not behave like him (Wike).”
PDP crisis: Opposition party suspends famous southern bigwig
The immediate past deputy governor of Imo, Engr Gerald Irona, has been suspended by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oguta ward A.
Engr Irona's suspension was announced in a signed letter written by the ward's disciplinary committee on Wednesday, October 19.
The letter was written by the committee's chairman and secretary, Festival Adigwe, and Joe Amakwe.
Source: Legit.ng
