By Danlami Nmodu
The alleged rumblings within the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP ahead of its Special convention were confirmed on Monday as the party accused its own committee of anomalies.
The National Working Committee, NWC of the party after its meeting on Monday said it “has directed the Committee to put on hold all activities relating to the Special South West Zonal Congresses and the Special National Convention pending the regularization of the anomalies and breaches so as to forestall a repeat of the events that affected the Party’s Convention in 2012.
“In view of the anomalies and breaches of the constitution of the PDP observed in the actions so far taken by the Special National Convention Planning Committee, the NWC has directed the Committee to put on hold all activities relating to the Special South West Zonal Congresses and the Special National Convention pending the regularization of the anomalies and breaches so as to forestall a repeat of the events that affected the Party’s Convention in 2012. Consequently the dates recently announced by the Planning Committee are in the circumstances untenable”, Barr. Tony Caesar Okeke ,acting national publicity secretary said in a statement.
The statement also announced the NWC decisions on the crisis rocking the party in Anambra and Rivers States. On Anambra, the statement said “The NWC, with the view to resolving the protracted problems of the Anambra State Chapter of the Party has resolved to invite major stakeholders in the State to an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting on the 18th of July, 2013 to commence consultations towards finding a lasting solution to the problems of the party in the State which will lead the Party to a successful Governorship Primary election in the State.
Also the NWC “viewed with concern recent developments in Rivers State and also resolved to invite the National Vice Chairman, South South, to come and brief it to enable it take an informed decision that will lead to a prompt resolution of the crisis in the State.”
