The legal adviser and member of the Akwa Ibom state PDP caretaker committee, Enoch Enoch, has faulted the recent vote of confidence passed on the immediate past state chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Aniekan Akpan, by wards and chapter executives of the umbrella party, describing it as amusing.
In an interview with our correspondent in Uyo, Enoch said the action was as laughable as the last kick of a dying horse.
”It’s laughable that after being sacked for misconduct, Aniekan Akpan resorted to inducing ward and chapter officers to hurriedly sign a prepared document, which they called a vote of confidence.
”Why didn’t they pass it before he was dissolved? They know the truth, but are induced by disgruntled elements to ridicule and destabilise the state PDP.
The Igwat Umoren-led EXCO is the legitimate, legal and recognised leadership structure of the PDP in Akwa Ibom state.
We do not need any vote of confidence because legitimacy does not need a vote of confidence.
He described recent tantrums on the State Party Caretaker Committee as a lost battle, advising those he described as disgruntled elements to save their faces from further embarrassment.
He said by virtue of the provisions of the constitution of the PDP and the circumstances that necessitated the dissolution of Aniekan Akpan-led executives, the Igwatu-led caretaker committee is the recognised executives of the PDP, warning members to resist attempts by mischief makers to engage further in a lost battle.
He said the PDP is the only political party that has a formidable structure and electoral network across the state and that many of those who, against their will, defected to the APC, are PDP in spirit and will vote for PDP when the chips are down.
He described the dissolution of the Aniekan Akpan-led EXCO as legal, and the caretaker committee as fresh air in the state PDP.
