Stakehoders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano state have called on the National Working Committee of the party to immediately dissolve the State executives and appoint a caretaker committee to handle the affairs of the party through the electioneering period.
They said the measure will insulate the party from losing positions in the coming elections due to anti party activities being pepertrated by some members in the state led by Senator Musa Kwankwaso.
This was contained in a communiqué signed and read by Yusuf Bello Danbatta, a former commissioner for Lands and Survey under the Kwankwaso administration, shortly after the stakeholders meeting, held in Kano state North Western Nigeria.
He said that the meeting deliberated on the state of PDP in Kano and observed with dismay the desperate moves by the former governor of the State, Rabiu Kwankwaso while trying to control PDP, was also promoting and building a rival party, the Nigeria National Peoples’ Party, NNPP, at the same time.
“This desperation is aimed at sabotaging the PDP in the 2023 elections and beyond. The game plan is to deny the PDP the opportunity of fielding any candidate in the 2023 election, exploiting the time frame of the party timetable set up by the guidelines.
“By maintaining the party leadership hosted by Sen. Kwankwaso, the NCWS is leaving millions of party supporters and sympathisers in limbo,” Danbatta said.
They expressed fear that if urgent action was not taken, the party would end up without candidates thereby clearing the field for NNPP and other political parties.
The Stakeholders however, called on the NWC to consider the possibility of extending the period of purchasing and submission of nomination forms for Kano state by at least two weeks.
They called on all party supporters, members and sympathisers to remain calm as the leadership of the Stakeholders was doing everything possible within the law to ensure justice and fairness.
The caucus meeting was attended by broad sections of party members including the Kwankwasiyya group and old PDP stalwarts. In attendance also incudes: Sule Lamido, former Jigawa state governor, Ambassador Aminu Wali, former minister and Sen Hayatu Bello Gwarzo.
Emmanuel Ukoh
