PDP Crisis Deepens as Seven National Officers Quit, President Secondus Faces Calls for Resignation

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is facing a fresh crisis as seven national officers have resigned from their positions, citing poor leadership and lack of recognition from the party's National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The development comes as the party's youth leader, Mr. Udeh Okoye, has called for Secondus' immediate resignation, stating that the national chairman lacks the managerial capacity to lead the party to victory in the 2023 polls.

Key Takeaways:

• Seven national officers, including Deputy National Publicity Secretary Diran Odeyemi and Deputy National Financial Secretary Irona Alphonsus, have resigned from their positions, citing poor leadership and lack of recognition.
• The party's youth leader, Mr. Udeh Okoye, has called for the immediate resignation of National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus, stating that he lacks the managerial capacity to lead the party to victory.
• More than 10 National Working Committee (NWC) members are said to be aggrieved and may also quit their positions if things remain unchanged.
• Three governors, Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, Ben Ayade of Cross River and Mohammed Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
• The party's internal conflict resolution mechanism has been activated to address the grievances of NWC members.
• The PDP Governors' Forum has called for calm, urging all members to remain peaceful as efforts are made to resolve the issues.

Statistics:

• 7 national officers have resigned from their positions.
• More than 10 NWC members are said to be aggrieved and may also quit their positions.
• 3 governors have defected to the APC.
• 10 PDP Governors are currently facing speculation of recalling their governors who have resigned from the party.

Sources:

• Blueprint
• The PDP Governors' Forum
• Senator Bukola Saraki
• PDP National Reconciliatory and Strategy Committee