Umar Ardo Disagrees With PDP Governors Over Emergence Of Iyorchia Ayu As National Chairman

A stakeholder of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Ardo has disagreed with the PDP Governors’ Forum on the emergence of Iyorchia Ayu led National Executive Committee, of the PDP.

Ardo in a statement he made available to this medium, said; “”My attention is drawn to the communique issued by the PDP’s Governors’ Forum at the end of its meeting on 17th January 2022 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.”

Ardo said; “While I wholeheartedly agree with the substance of the communique as regards the state of our dear nation, and also desirous in getting the sleaze in the country halted, I, however, take serious exception to the No.1 item of the communique where the forum claimed that the PDP conducted “a smooth and credible National Convention that led to the emergence of the highly acclaimed Senator Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Executive Committee…”. But for the acclaimed status of Dr. Ayu, I dire say nothing is true in that paragraph.

“How can the governors claim that PDP conducted a “smooth and credible” national convention when in truth the entire exercise was conducted in breach of the very constitution of the party itself? When at the time of the exercise the matter was a subject of judicial litigation? How can the party also then hope to build itself into a “credible vehicle” when it’s very foundation is in truth unconstitutional and fraudulent?

” Can any governor attest in truth that Secondus was removed as national chairman as stipulated by the party constitution? The answer to all these questions is a BIG NO. It is the same do-gooders who, against all wise counsel, imposed Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif on the party in 2016, an act that nearly destroyed the party to its very foundation, are the same adventurers that in this case  dragged their state judiciary to put its seal on an unconstitutional political subterfuge which Secondus is today battling to correct at the Supreme Court in order to safe the party, safe our judiciary, safe our democracy and our country.

“For all I know this is what is before the Supreme Court to determine, and therefore no amount of political trickery and copious crafting of deceptive communique by the party or its pressure groups such as the Governors’ Forum will deter the cause and course of rule of law and pursuit of justice in the effort to attain noble objectives for the party and for the country,” he said.