PDP Chairman: Northern group backs Secondus

A group which goes by the name of Northern Integrity Watch has thrown its weight behind former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, in the race for the national chairman of the leading opposition party.

It observed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday that the one time National Organizing Secretary and National Deputy Chairman of the party have the highest appeal among the candidates on offer.

The group said that as an experience party man, Secondus has what it takes to move the party to the next level, adding that his role as the former PDP Deputy National Chairman showed that he is a  party builder.

Signed by its Coordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Saliu, the statement pointed out that South-South has never occupied the post as it also noted that the Constitution of the party did not make provision for acting Chairman, the role Secondus previously played.

It said: “At this time of the life of PDP, the party needs a man with experience, the man who can take the party to the next level, Secondus has this experience.

“His role as the Deputy National Chairman portray him as the man that has the knowledge and the understanding of the workings of the party and he knows how to put round pegs in round holes.

“As a bridge builder, he knows people across the six geopolitical zones and he commands respect among the party members across the zones.

“If PDP is the hands of a man who can reach members across the zones, it means that the party would not only grow but will be stronger in all ramifications.

“The chances of PDP winning 2019 is obvious especially when the party is in the hands of a man who has the capacity to face the opposition and tell them the truth even in the face of intimidation. Secondus is endowed with all these qualities.”

According to the group, the nation needed Secondus at the helm of affairs in the party to turn around things for the nation especially now that the country is facing hard times in the hands of ruling APC.

It further said that South-South has proven that it was prepared for the leadership position, unlike the South West members of the party who it said had not put its house in order as seen in the number of aspirants from the zone.

“To further demonstrated the lack of seriousness among the South West aspirants, they could not even agree on a consensus among themselves. This goes to show that they are not ready to lead the party,” the group alleged.

It stated that it was ready to mobilize PDP supporters in the north to actualize the desire of Secondus to become the next Chairman of the party, adding that it was already in touch with critical stakeholder towards the realization of the objective.