Suspended National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus has denied allegations that he was against the resolution by the Southern governors that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South.
Gatekeepers News reports that the suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has described as laughable and baseless the allegation that the party in Rivers State suspended him because he was against the resolution by the Southern governors that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South.
The Rivers State PDP Chairman, Ambassador Desmond Akawor, while supporting Secondus’ suspension said that he moved against PDP interest.
He added that he also moved against the interest of Southern governors for wanting to recontest for a second term in office as national chairman of the PDP.
Akawor said that by deciding to run for a second term in office, Secondus was prepared to rock the boat and work against the collective interest of the South.
He said: “The Southern governors took a decision that the presidency should come from the South as an individual or a politician he should have known that it is now time to come home.
“The position he is occupying is on behalf of the South, he didn’t go there as an Andoni man, he went there because the chairmanship of the party was zoned to the south.
“If Southern governors have taken a decision that they desire the presidency to come from the South, he should have known that there is no point trying to rock the boat by kicking and running for a second term in office.”
Secondus in a statement by his Media Spokesman, Ike Abonyi said “We understand the frustration the anti-Secondus crusaders who have become evidence shopaholics are facing in their desperation to find points with which to use to achieve their ignoble goals.
“The media office sees their effort as a case of a bad marketer selling a product, who puts in several efforts to convince buyers to no avail.
“Our response is that there is no truth in all the allegations and Southern interest will be grossly endangered if it’s the likes of Ambassador Akawor and his clique that are pushing it.
“Critical members of our party including discerning members of the public know as a fact that no one person no matter his position can determine singularly the position of offices in the party.
“We understand the frustration the anti-Secondus crusaders who have become evidence shopaholics are facing in their desperation to find points with which to use to achieve their ignoble goals.
“The media office sees their effort as a case of a bad marketer selling a product, who puts in several efforts to convince buyers to no avail.
“Our response is that there is no truth in all the allegations and Southern interest will be grossly endangered if it’s the likes of Ambassador Akawor and his clique that are pushing it.
“Critical members of our party including discerning members of the public know as a fact that no one person no matter his position can determine singularly the position of offices in the party,” he added.
The statement noted that it would continue to urge “members of the public and the media to be wary of compulsive shoppers whose agenda is mainly to distract and destroy PDP and remove its focus from returning to power in 2023 as being yearned by Nigerians.”
