A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member of the House of Representatives, Rimamnde Kwewum Shawulu, has called on the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, and his colleagues in the National Working Committee, NWC, to resign from office.
The lawmaker in a letter dated July 6, 2021 and addressed to the national chairman noted with disappointment the rate at which the party which he said was to provide purposeful opposition and alternative was losing members to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in droves.
Recall that the leading opposition party has in the last few months lost three state governors and tens of members across the states including members of the National Assembly to the APC.
The two-time lawmaker from Taraba State in his open letter cited instances of defections by PDP governors and lawmakers, with specific mention of the recent defections from Zamfara State.
Titled: ‘In the Interest of our Party, Democracy and the People of Nigeria: Time To Do The Needful’, Shawulu said: “Today, not unexpectedly, four members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State denounced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Unlike other times, when leaders of the party in the House (both the Minority Caucus Leadership and the House PDP Caucus Leadership), put up some form of protest, not a whisper was heard or a hand raised in protest against the decamping!”
While expressing how sad he felt in writing the letter, Shawulu noted with nostalgia the past contributions and the promising posture of the national chairman when he campaigned and sought for support of party faithful to occupy the highest position of the party.
“…no one can doubt that you have made your contributions to the growth of the party. Sir not much use will be served in going down memory lane on the formation of the PDP, your contributions to the party and the sacrifices you and other leaders have made. Indeed, when the Governor of Rivers State HE Nyesome Wike sought the support of members of the House of Representatives for your candidacy of the National Chairmanship of the Party, he extolled your virtues of tenacity and commitment to the party and our hope, then, to win the 2019 elections. He said you were the most experienced and loyal person who would commit everything to the success of the party. Indeed, and according to him, the relentless pursuit of success would be the guide of your actions,” he said.
He noted that the goings on in the party left much to be desired as the chairman had left it in a place worse than where it was before the exit of its former chairman, Adamu Mua’zu.
