National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur has reacted to the walkout staged by a number of influential members of the party on Saturday at the party’s convention.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, seven state governors and some chieftains of the ruling party, had left the Eagles Square, venue of the convention, in protest of recent happenings in the party as well as the continuous victimisation of some party members who are not loyal to the President and the party Chairman.
The members had converged at the Yar’adua Centre, where they formed a ‘new PDP.’
Former national chairman of the party, Kawu Baraje, and former Osun state governor and a sacked national secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola were appointed National Chairman and National Secretary respectively.
But Tukur in an interview with newsmen late Saturday, said the party would resist any factions or breakaway.
“The PDP does not recognize any parallel party. Those who staged the walkout and organised kangaroo meeting are all self-seeking and treacherous individuals pursuing neither regional nor religious agenda except their own agenda, except their own personal interest.
The embattled chair insisted that “Their attempt to create parallel party is illegal, unlawful as there are no crisis within the PDP whatsoever. They were all active participants in the setting up of this convention. And many of them were with the President and rode with him to the convention venue and joined them in the salutation of all the delegates including their state delegates.
“The PDP is studying the situation as it unfolds and will deal decisively as the situation warrants. It is obvious that they are creating crisis where there is none to give the impression that the party is divided. This in their thinking will allow them persuade loyal members of the National Assembly to cross carpet with them. We will resist this,” he said.
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