The new faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been formally recognized by the Godspower Ake-led faction of PDP in Rivers state which described the emergence of the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led national leadership of the party as ‘highly commendable’.
While pledging loyalty to the new faction, the Rivers PDP stated that the coming of the new executive signaled an end to “the dark days of impunity, recklessness, confusion and division among party members.”
A statement issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital and signed by the state Publicity Secretary, George Ukwuoma-Nwogba, reads in part:
“The Peoples Democratic Party, Rivers State under the able leadership of Chief Godspower Umejuru Ake, MFR rejoices with our National Chairman, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, National Deputy Chairman and Secretary respectively. We, as a party, affirm our total support and loyalty to you and all the members of your new executive committee. Your pedigree speaks volume as true party men.
“Therefore we believe that your tenure will usher in quality and purposeful leadership in our great party. Gone are the dark days of impunity, recklessness, confusion and division among party members. Your coming at these challenging times in the life of our party is highly commendable because there’s no better time than now when our party and nascent democracy is constantly drifting into anarchy.”
Meanwhile, the faction of Rivers PDP led by Felix Obuah, has called for the arrest of Governor Rotimi Amaechi for joining a parallel faction of the party.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Jerry Needam, Obuah said Amaechi’s action is a vindication of his faction’s earlier warning that the governor nurses a vice presidential ambition come 2015.
According to Obuah, “Today we have again been vindicated that all Amaechi wants is his personal 2015 vice presidential ambition.
“The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party would resist any attempt by Amaechi and his cohorts to destroy the PDP.
“In 2009, Amaechi arrested prominent leaders of the party that formed a factional PDP, we therefore call for his arrest and others associated with this shameful act of factionalization in the PDP”, he stressed.
A bunch of confused and greedy fellow. Fools
May gel led pdp rest in peace, he(gej) knew little or nothing abt politics n God when he thought he could fight Amaechi, Damn him, he should be unseat n go to hell with Dame.