…silent on issue of national secretary
The main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, finally held its National Executive Committee meeting at the party’s Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, despite several efforts to abort the meeting .
Iliya Damagum, the party’s Acting National Chairman, while speaking at the end of the meeting, assured that the successful handling of the meeting was a direct indication that the party would continue to be stronger.
Reading the communiquè at the end of the 99th meeting on Tuesday, Damagum revealed that NEC had among other issues, received and ratified the composition of the Committee on the Zoning of National Offices ahead of the National Convention, fixed for August 28, 2025
The members of the Zoning Committee include Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, who will serve as Chairman, Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Vice Chairman and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, who will serve as the Committee’s secretary.
The party also ratified the Committee on the forthcoming National Convention, which include Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, who is the Chairman, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Vice Chairman, while Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu, will serve as Secretary.
The party however, shelved the contentious issue of who occupies the position of National Secretary, which it said had been moved to June 30th when it would hold the next NEC meeting.
“NEC also received the Resolution of the South East Zonal Executive with regard to the issue of the National Secretary of our Party. NEC resolved to consider the Resolution of the South East Zonal Executive at the next NEC meeting scheduled to hold on Monday, 30th June, 2025”, the party noted.
The PDP reassured Nigerians that it remains strong, resilient , united and determined now, more than ever before in leading the charge to rescue our Nation from the vicious grip of the APC.
The party however couldn’t use its National Secretariat for the NEC meeting following the sealing of the premises by the officials of the Federal Capital Territory Authority FCTA, on Monday
It expressed serious concern over what it described as “sorry and melancholic state of affairs of our Nation under the irredeemably exploitative insensitive and anti-people All Progressives Congress (APC) Administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“NEC condemns the worsening insecurity; the wanton killings, banditry, kidnapping, marauding of communities and other acts of terrorism in various parts of our country, emboldened by President Tinubu’s apparent negligence and abdication of his Constitutional duty to ensure the safety and security of the nation and her citizens.
“The party highlighted the worsening economic hardship and extreme poverty in the country occasioned by what it also described as ” the ill-advised and ill-implemented polices of the Tinubu administration; hike in fuel price, wanton increase in electricity tariff, multiple taxes and unexplained charges on services, resulting in collapse of the productive sector, closure of millions of businesses, massive loss of jobs, rise in criminality and general sense of misery across the country.
“NEC condemns the policy inconsistency, wholesale corruption, massive treasury-looting, budget padding and diversion of public funds that pervade the Tinubu administration resulting in infrastructural retrogression and loss of investors’ confidence in our system”, the party said.
The party restated its demand on the President Tinubu-led Administration to rescind all its anti-people policies and take practical steps to address the insecurity and economic recession in the country.
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It assured that it would continue to stand firm in its resistance of the sinister plot by the Tinubu-led APC to turn Nigeria into a one-party totalitarian State as evidenced in the desperate attempts to stifle and annihilate opposition parties through open siege, threats and intimidation of opposition figures and institutions of democracy in Nigeria.
“It is clear that this plot is borne out of APC’s mortal fear of inevitable defeat in 2027 due to its dismal failure in Government”, it added.
The PDP also restated its belief in Democracy, the Rule of Law and the Supremacy of the Will of the people as expressed through their free and unhindered democratic participation in multi-party politics and governance.
It noted that the successful convening of the 99th NEC meeting clearly communicates our Party’s unity and focus despite the challenges.
“Pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution, NEC received and ratified the composition of the Committee on the National Convention and approved the conduct of the National Convention on Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th August 2025”, it concluded.
