SOME aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic party, (PDP), in Kogi state, has accused the leadership of the party of perpetuating illegality, for imposing a member Enemona Anyebe as state Chairman of the party.
Speaking on behalf of the group in Lokoja on Saturday, Muhammad Sani Gambo, who participated in the PDP Congress, said the group is seeking for justice, equity and fairness.
He noted that Enemona Anyebe was disqualified by the Court from contesting chairmanship position in the party’s delegate election held in August this year; wondered how he suddenly become the party chairman.
He said “This Press Conference has become very necessary towards salvaging our party from imminent collapse and the landmines the illegality and impunity that the purported Chairmanship of Hon. Enemona Anyebe is about to cause the PDP.
“Let me quickly state that his purporting to be the Chairman of Kogi PDP is not only criminal, it has made the PDP a laughing stock amongst comity of civilized people in Nigeria.
“This must not be allowed to happen because the imminent breakdown of law and order may also be inherent if he is allowed to continue to assume what he is not.
“The crude manner jointly masterminded by Enemona Anyebe and his sponsors to take over, through military style the leadership of PDP in Kogi State lives much to be desired.
“This is even more worrisome that Kogites, Nigerians and the world looks up to the PDP at this moment to salvage Nigeria from the precipice of outright destruction. Unfortunately, it is surprising that these haters of democracy are trying to undermine the will of the PDP members in Kogi State.
“The need for the principle of
fairness, justice and equity, to reflect in our conduct and activities particularly as an opposition political party must not be compromised. We are a country and people guided by the rule of law and the time to call a spade-a-spade, no matter whose ox is gored is now in Kogi State.
“Recalled that the last PDP State Congress in Kogi
State was free and fair and the outcome well accepted by all the contestants except
for one position, the office of the State Chairman, where a court order barred Hon. Enemona Anyebe, the person parading himself as Chairman now from contesting and presenting himself for screening. The Party was asked not to screen him, all because of the court order and ruling that was yet to be vacated before the Congress and as we speak.
“It is worrisome that Anyebe, who was suspended by the Party; first by his Local Government Executives, affirmed by the State Executives in 2019 and again by his Wards Executives in 2024, all on account of anti-party, affirmed by a court, will now presides over the affairs of our Party in the State.
“We therefore wonder how Enemona Anyebe could have become the State Party Chairman when the nomination form that was sold to him to Contest as Chairman was withdrawn by the COURT ORDER via Suit No: HC/OKP/54M/2024 of the Kogi State High Court.
“We are also aware that Hon. Enemona approached a Kogi State High Court with prayers to vacate the COURT ORDER via Motion Nos. HCL/372M/2024 and HCL/379M/2024
respectively. But his appeals were dismissed.”
When contacted, Enemona Anyebe, who was accused promised to get back to our correspondent, as he said he was on transit.
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