Jigawa PDP Scowls at NWC Over Disrespect On Lamido

Jigawa PDP Scowls at NWC Over Disrespect On Lamido

By Salisu K Ismail

In what appeared to be an internal battle within the opposition `People Democratic Party` (PDP), the Jigawa State Chapter of the party has expressed dismay on what it sees as a disrespectful statement on the founding father and stalwart of the part, Alhaji Sule Lamido by the National Working Committee of the party.

 

It could be recalled that, Former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido had berated the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for their failure to mediate in River State political crisis, which he said, had given a “free hand to rapacious scavenger, the APC, to key in with ulterior motives of stealing the party’s fortune.”

Lamido, being one of the PDP’s founding fathers, expressed his anger against the party’s leadership on his Facebook page and urged them to wake-up from their deep slumber to do what is expected from them before it becomes too late.

He said, “The PDP has all leadership structure including National Working Committee (NWC), but one shall wonder how come their total absence in the saga playing out in the party’s family in Rivers? Is the docility of the leadership of the PDP so comatose to the extent that President Tinubu of APC, our sworn rival and opponent is now the grand patriarch of the PDP?

“The PDP National Executive Council (NEC) should feel sufficiently embarrassed if not slighted by the action taken by President Tinubu to reward a political mercenary with PDP fortunes in Rivers State”.

During a press conference in Dutse, JIgawa state Secretary of the party, Alh. Isa Gwadayi said, all the PDP stakeholders in the State were not surprised about the reaction of the NWC to Lamido’s statement in view of the composition of the top party organ.

The State chapter of the Party, says it is in full support of former Governor of the State and founding member of the Party, Sule Lamido over his statement on the ongoing crisis in River State.

He pointed that, "Though understandably, the composition and chemistry of the NWC could be excused due to its Lacuna in the historical formation of the PDP, the NWC, members may wish to be reminded that some elders took a lot of risks including going to prison for them to occupy the position they are now enjoying."

According to Gwadayi, "It was on this note our leader, Dr. Sule Lamido as a founding father of the PDP after noticing the ambivalence of our NWC, decided to show his genuine and sincere concern by drawing its attention for immediate action."

“Rather than heed to his fatherly counsel, the NWC through the National Publicity Secretary decided to release a disrespectful press statement against our leader.

”We, in Jigawa have been brought up fighting for the cause of the common man, and struggling for this cause is in our political DNA. We shall stop at nothing in defense of our leader”

However, the secretary who said the primary function of the NWC was to serve, protect and promote the fortunes of our great party to offer means of livelihoods, urged the members of NWC to heed the counsel given by Dr. Sule Lamido as a recipe in resolving PDP crisis amicably.