Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has affirmed that there is no tension within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
There were reports in some quarters recently that the party was in disarray over alleged secret zoning of national offices of the party by some of its leaders.
Reacting to the claims in a statement by his special adviser on media, Uche Anichukwu, Ekweremadu said such report in the media was the imagination of the writer.
He said those behind the rumour were scared of PDP’s steady resurgence after its defeat at the 2015 general elections.
The lawmaker urged Nigerians to disregard the report, describing it as baseless and untrue.
The statement read: “There is so far, no meeting, secret or open, where all or a few PDP party leaders met to zone the National Working Committee (NWC) offices of the party. The PDP’s constitution is clear on how the party can arrive at a zoning formula.
“Besides, it should be clear to all that the days of any form of impunity and underhandedness within Africa’s biggest party are gone. We are committed to returning fully to the founding principles and philosophies of the PDP.
“Therefore, there can never be any secret zoning of PDP’s NWC positions or any other office for that matter. Such exists only in propaganda rooms and imaginations of those who are afraid that we are steadily reinforcing, reforming, and coming back stronger to give the nation a more purposeful leadership.”
“The PDP will soon convene a meeting of the relevant stakeholders and organs of the party as stipulated by our constitution to come up with a clear zoning of the national offices of the party in a transparent, democratic, and fair manner,” he added.
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