By Emmanuel Enebeli
Aboh: The problems facing the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will soon be resolved as machineries are being worked out through the various discussion to finally bring peace to the party.
This was the position of the Chairman of the Party in Delta North Senatorial District, Mr Moses Idu, while addressing the Stakeholders in Aboh Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the State, on Friday 7 March, 2019.
Mr Idu said that the contending issues of the party are not in contest again, but who will organise the National Convention that will bring in the new national Executive, which the Senator Almed Makarfi led care taker group has approach the Supreme Court to decide.
“Let me re – emphasise that the Executive of the party from the Ward to the zonal levels remain intact. There is no ambiguity about that”.
“The issue at stake is who midwifes the National Convention where National Officers of the party will be elected”.
“On that, efforts are being made to resolve the contending issues as soon as possible; although the Supreme Court has already been approached by the Makarfi led Caretaker Committee as the final arbiter”.
He assured the party faithful’s in delta North to continue to promote the activities of the party to bring through ones and love, advising that defected members have to be brought back to the party and ensure that the party is made stronger for future elections.
Meanwhile, the Chairman has called on stakeholders of the party in the north to start the mobilisation for the return of Okowa in 2019, as the people of Delta South and Central are looking up to them to lead the way.
“We in Delta North must at all times, be conscious of the fact that the South and Central Senatorial Districts are looking up to us to lead the way in the campaign for second tenure of our Son, Senator Okowa”.
“We should not expect them to blow our trumpet for us. We should therefore, be sufficiently committed to support and defending the Governor at all times and drum support for his re-election in 2019”,
Continuing, he said, “There is wave of decamp of persons from other parties including the APC to our party, the PDP across the Senatorial District. This, I consider a welcome development. LGA and Wards Chairmen should therefore encourage such decampees by warmly welcoming them back into the PDP fold”.
“This also includes those who were deceived into pitching tent with the Senator Sheriff group who are now retracing their steps”.
“As the council election draws closer, we must avoid actions that are capable of breeding conflict, bad blood and misgivings”.
“In LGAs and Wards where there is an existing rotational arrangement with respect to council chairmen and councillors, such already existing arrangement should be respected as acting otherwise may lead to avoidable problems”.
He said that the ongoing construction of the 4.88km Beneku road with 7.3mtres wide pavement and lined concrete drains on both sides is a further demonstration of Okowa’s commitment to ensuring that Ndokwa East LGA has its fair share of the ongoing wave of development blowing across the Anioma Nation.
Iduh however disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) will commence voters registration from Monday 10th April, 2017 to accommodate those who missed out in the last exercise and persons who have turned 18 years since then.
Accordingly, all leaders including House of Assembly members and Council Chairmen are enjoined to mobilise eligible persons in their various constituencies to take advantage of this opportunity to get registered, he said.
