Crisis Hits PDP As Governors Move Against Adamu Mu’azu

 

All is not well within the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party as some members of its National Working Committee are accusing one another of taking side with some influential members of the party in some states concerning the ward congresses which were held few days ago.

The fresh crisis was threatening the party’s chances of winning the forthcoming governorship elections in some states. At least, six PDP governors were also said to be angry with the party’s Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, for allegedly tampering with the result of the ward congresses in their states.

One of the NWC members said, “The party is in a mess. We don’t know how to handle it even though we are trying to hide it, because we don’t want this crisis to affect the chances of President Goodluck Jonathan in the election. 

“These governors are angry that some people within us are helping their enemies to manipulate the result of the congresses here at the party’s national headquarters, and they are spoiling for war.

Among the angry PDP governors are 

Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State, Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State and that of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke.

Two members of the NWC, who spoke with Punch on the matter in Abuja on Monday evening, said that the leadership of the party was already polarised and it was already affecting the workings of the party.

They accused some members of the NWC of working against some governors and that these governors were already mobilising against the party’s national leadership.

The governors and another one were said to be ready for war with the NWC and Mu’azu over the issue.

The NWC member added, “The governors are even joining the enemies of Mu’azu now to see if he could be eased out of office. That shows the level of disenchantment within the leadership.”