LIE ONE: THERE IS AN UNRESOLVEABLE CRISIS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PARTY TO HAVE A DIRECTION?
This is not only deceptive but also highly misleading. Yesterday, the national executive committee of the PDP and stakeholders met in Abuja under Alh. Ahmed Markafi. All state governors of the PDP led by the chairman of the PDP Governors’ forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose, national assembly members and state working committees were in attendance. Does this speak of a party that is in disarray? The leadership of Markafi is not only recognised by the BOT of the party, it also has the legal nod to produce candidates of the party in all elections in the country, instances at hand being the recent governorship election in Ondo and Edo states. In attendance were all PDP national assembly members from the state, the state chairman and entire state caucus members of the party were all in attendance led by the leader of the party and Governor, His Excellency Mr. Udom Emmanuel.
LIE TWO. THAT GOVERNOR EMMANUEL RECOGNISES ALH. MODU SHERIFF INSTEAD OF ALH. AHMED MARKAFI AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY AGAINST THE WISHES OF HIS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS?
The leader of the PDP in Akwa Ibom and Governor of the state, His Excellency Mr Udom Emmanuel led the delegation from the state including the state working committee under the chairmanship of Obong Paul Ekpo, his national lawmakers, and enlarged caucus members to the 73rd session of the PDP Executive committee and stakeholders meeting in Abuja. Mr Emmanuel sat with the National caretaker chairman of the party, Alh. Markafi as well as the chairman of the PDP Governorship Forum, Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State. This particular lie was captured dead on arrival.
LIE THREE: SENATOR NELSON EFFIONG HAS THE ENDORSEMENT OF HIS CONSTITUENTS FOR THE DEFECTION TO APC
Not only has the senator been widely condemned, he has also alienated himself from the constituents. His return to his hometown a week after his defection saw a paltry gathering of very few persons to receive him. No one from the political class, no one from the stakeholders’ cadre and none from elders’ forum came out to welcome him, after a widely publicized notice of his arrival. The senator was seen in available pictures dangling a dirty broom, in the midst of some obviously hired young children. It will also be on record that the miserably poor looking gathering is Senator Nelson Effiong's first attempt at meeting with any section of his constituents since his election in 2015.
LIE NUMBER FOUR: THERE IS DIVISION IN PDP, AND NO REASONABLE POLITICIAN WORTH HIS SALT WILL BELONG TO SUCH A PARTY. IN ORDER WORDS, APC IS A HAVEN.
There is a serious crisis that has threatened to engulf the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State. While the leader of the party in Akwa Ibom State, Senator John Udoedehe has purportedly been suspended by a faction of the APC, Chief Ita Awak and Mr Samuel Udobong are embroiled in a war on who is the authentic voice of the party in the state. Some APC state officers are on the run following the manhunt for the fake executive members at the State Secretariat of the party. Chief Don Etiebet and Senator Udoedehe are in a broil on who should be the leader of the party in the state. Is that the peaceful party that Nelson was eulogizing?
LIE FOUR: THAT AT A MEETING OF THEN GOVERNOR GODSWILL AKPABIO WITH STAKEHOLDERS OF ORO NATION, THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT UDOM EMMANUEL WILL BE GOVERNOR FOR ONE TERM, AFTER WHICH AN ORO SON WILL TAKE OVER.
In 2014, when Mr Udom Emmanuel was busy on consultations with the different ethnic, political and socio-cultural groups in the state, Chief Nelson Effiong was busy hobnobbing with the state opposition party, APC. He was at the time campaigning to foist the Uyo senatorial district born governorship candidate of the APC, as the best hand to lead the state. Their slogan was, “there is no capable hand in Eket senatorial district that can govern the state. Perhaps he should tell Akwa Ibom people if he also agreed that Umana Umana should be Governor for only one term if elected.
LIE FIVE: GOVERNOR EMMANUEL HAS FAILED TO UNITE AND MOVE THE STATE PDP FORWARD BY NOT GIVING THE MEMBERS ADEQUATE ATTENTION
During the last Christmas celebrations, the State Governor met at different scenarios with different party stakeholders, executive committee members and caucus members. This great harmony and unity of the party under the leadership of the governor accounts for the emergence of the State Chairman of the Party, Chief Paul Ekpo as the new chairman of the Forum of Chapter chairmen of the PDP in Nigeria.
courtesy of THE MANDATE EYES
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