Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group under the aegis of PDP Survival Movement (PDPSM) has condemned the anti-party propaganda against the Acting National Chairman of the party, Amb. Umar Damagum.
The group also criticized the former Vice President and 2023 Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar for allegedly being behind the dilemma the party is facing.
PDPSM accuse Atiku of nonchalant attitudes towards party maintenance and sustenance, alleging that he, Atiku is only interested on how to take party tickets, promote his ambition and harvest PDP members to go for coalition for his presidential ambition in 2027.
PDPSM, in a statement by its President, Timothy Sarki, question Atiku’s genuine loyalty to PDP, and also condemn the faceless PDP Stakeholders Forum (PDPSF) and Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) for accusing the Damagum, along side the National Legal Adviser, Adeyemi Ajibade for receiving the sum of $2million from Barr. Nyesom Wike to ensure the 27 Rivers state lawmakers do not lose their seats and also aiding the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in its efforts to establish a one-party state in Nigeria.
“Sarki pointed out that, Atiku has not being supportive of the party financially for the maintenance and sustenance of the National Secretariat, knowing fully well that, the APC led federal government has inflicted Nigerians with hardship and the party is not in power at the national level.”
“The claims that the Acting National Chairman and National Legal Adviser received $2m to do Wike bidding and is aiding one party system is nonsensically laughable. They are ill informed and are sponsored by those interested in the National Chairman’s position and the ruling party.”
“It’s an illusion that is degenerating to delusion for someone to think that Ambassador Umar iliya Damagum will undermine his own leadership and tenure as Acting National Chairman.”
“The former Vice President and Presidential candidate of our great party His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s, loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is questionable because, he is only interested in using our great party as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to achieve his ambition and harvest PDP members to form a coalition and doesn’t care about the party at all.”
“Please ask when last did Atiku send relief materials during festive seasons to staffs and also ask when last did Atiku contributed to the running cost of our great party National Secretariat amongst other things?”
“These are things, Seyi Makinde, Bala Muhammed and others are doing to keep the party afloat today, thanks to them. Although, not by constitutionality but by operationality, Atiku is the leader of our great party but his leadership is not felt because, he is an absentee leader who has failed woefully in providing leadership for PDP.”
“He stays in Dubai and come only when the process leading to party congresses and conventions commences, ultimately working towards taking the party ticket,” Sarki Stated.
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