PDP Shuts Down Twitter, Facebook Accounts

The Peoples Democratic Party​ (PDP)​ has stated that its Twitter account, ​which on Sunday posted a series of tweets acknowledging the party's responsibility for all that has gone "wrong and bad in Nigeria in the last 16 years", was hacked.

The party also complained that in the course of the 2015 campaigns, personal positions and opinions of its members were generally reported in many instances by the media as official positions of the party.

The party said the tweets on Sunday could not have come from the PDP with its robust record of achievements in all sectors of Nigeria's national life within the period.

In the Sunday tweets, the PDP Twitter account, @PdpNigeria, stated that the party was ready to listen to advice from Nigerians going forward.

We accept responsibility for all that has gone wrong & bad in the last 16years & we give you Nigerians the credit for successes recorded the PDP tweeted.

PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, on Sunday said he would issue a formal denial of the tweets Monday.

He subsequently issued a statement informing Nigerians that henceforth only statements, utterances and positions of the National Chairman and the National Publicity Secretary or any other national officer of the party authorized by the National Working Committee shall be regarded and reported as the official position of the party in line with the relevant provisions of the PDP constitution.

"For purposes of clarity, this directive does not in any way affect the inalienable constitutionally guaranteed rights of our members as free citizens to hold and air opinions but such personal opinion must not in any way be rendered or reported as the official position of the PDP", Mr. Metuh said.

"Consequently, media houses, particularly the electronic media and the civil society should note that only authorized persons should be invited to speak or stand in for the PDP for interviews, debates, talk shows or any other media appearance whatsoever.

"Furthermore, to halt the embarrassing trend in our social media handles, the party has decided to decommission our official Twitter and Facebook accounts for now, to pave way for proper overhauling of the system."

Mr. Metuh said the decision is pursuant to determination of the party's leadership to rebuild and reposition it, instil discipline, check unnecessary divergences and put the PDP on a strong footing to regain power in 2019.

"Additionally, in the new spirit of rebuilding and repositioning, the national leadership charges all members who have genuine grievances to channel such through the appropriate organs of the PDP for redress using the internal conflict resolution mechanisms that abound in our party', Mr. Metuh said.

"Finally, we urge the media to always crosscheck with the relevant officials of our party on official matters before going to press."

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