PDP NWC Kicks Against Merger And Name Change Plans

The latest move to dissolve the PDP appears not to have the backing of the party's National Working Committee (NWC).

The spokesperson of the party, Olisa Metuh who spoke over the telephone on Saturday accused those "who are refusing to see that the party leadership is in charge" of trying yet again to create crisis in the party. 

"I can tell you authoritatively that there is no such thing on the card," he said

Mr. Metuh said the problems of the party are over and that the NWC is focused on repositioning the party.

He said the NWC is presently engaged in ensuring that the PDP does not lose more states to the APC through election petition tribunals. 

"What is occupying our minds now is to make sure that APC propaganda does not work in states that we have won to affect our efforts at the tribunals," Mr. Metuh said.

He also denied talks of any merger with other political parties.

"What is happening is that people don't seem to appreciate that we are the administrators of this party and we have the capacity and competence to lead the PDP back to power," he said.

The PDP had been embroiled in controversy since losing the presidential election. Many top members of the party including governors elected under the platform of the party accused the National Working Committee of leading the party to its most disastrous outing and therefore asked the NWC members to resign their positions.

Those pushing for the sack of the leadership of the party also accused the leaders of siphoning campaign funds. The NWC members were accused of collecting ₦300 million each but failed to do anything for the victory of its candidate, Goodluck Jonathan.

The NWC on the other hand accused the presidential campaign organisation of causing the defeat of Mr. Jonathan by carrying out hate speech against the APC candidate, Mr. Buhari and the people of the north.

Mr. Metuh had penultimate week addressed a press conference in his office and said the money given to NWC members were the backlog of allowances that had not been paid for two years.

He also said instead of embezzling campaign funds, the party spent the over ₦9 billion it generated on the sale of nomination forms on the presidential as well as governorship and assembly campaigns.

Mr. Metuh also said the NWC was side-lined during the campaign and that no money was given to it and could not therefore, have embezzled what was not given in the first place.

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