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Divided House: PDP Warri South Members Storm Meeting, Cause Indefinite Postponement

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Aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Warri South Council area of Delta state may head into next year's general elections as a divided house, following the disruption of a caucus stakeholders meeting. The meeting, summoned by PDP Warri South Council Chairman, Mr. Johnson Agbeyigbe, was meant to kickstart the process of strategic planning campaign ahead of the polls. However, the attendees, comprising local government party chairmen, council chairmen, house of assembly members, candidates, commissioners, special advisers, and community youth leaders, were met with opposition from a group of aggrieved members who stormed the venue.

Key Takeaways:

  • PDP Warri South Council Chairman, Mr. Johnson Agbeyigbe, summoned a caucus stakeholders meeting at a popular hotel in Warri to discuss strategic planning campaign ahead of the polls.
  • The meeting was disrupted by a group of aggrieved PDP members, led by Coordinator Bar. Presley Okogie, who presented their case under the auspices of 'Warri South Political Caucus'.
  • The aggrieved members faulted the composition of those invited to attend the meeting, describing it as charades with no good intent to addressing the disunity plaguing the party.
  • Coordinator Okogie maintained that the party leadership had displayed insensitivity by summoning the meeting without first making efforts to reconcile some of the aggrieved members at various ward levels.
  • The party's Director of Publicity, Warri South Political Caucus, Comrade Tuoyo Ofuyakpone, urged the party leadership to look at the genuine case being made by its aggrieved members, emphasizing that next year's election is about BIVAS and not ballot snatching or tumb-printing.
  • PDP Warri South Local Government Chairman, Mr. Johnson Agbeyigbe, tendered an unreserved apology for the oversight and assured of his commitment to reconciling all parties in the days ahead.
  • The meeting was eventually postponed to a later date to forestall a breakdown of law and order at the venue.

Statistics:

  • The meeting was attended by 17 individuals from various wards in Warri South LGA, including:

+ 2 Local Government Chairmen

+ 4 House of Assembly members

+ 2 Commissioners

+ 1 Deputy State Chairman

+ 1 community youth leader

+ 7 youth leaders from various wards

  • PDP Warri South Council Chairman, Mr. Johnson Agbeyigbe, apologized for overlooking the importance of carrying everyone along.
  • The party leadership directed the indefinite postponement of the meeting to a later date to prevent a breakdown of law and order.

Sources:

  • The Nation (newspaper)
  • Investigation by this reporter

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