Former aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, says governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have no control over the affairs of the party.
The opposition party held its national convention at Eagle Square in Abuja On October 30.
Prior to the convention, leadership crisis rocked the party which resulted in several legal battle.
Speaking on the role the governors played in addressing the crisis, Chidoka who spoke on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday said although governors are saddled with the “burden of managing controversy” in the party, the power to oversee party affairs belongs to the national working committee (NWC).
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He said: “The governors are members of the party and its highest elected leaders. The burden of managing the controversy that normally comes with human interaction, of managing the tension in the party falls on the PDP governors,” .
“There is no better group of people to go to than the governors when looking at the mechanism of democracy such as consensus, zoning, and others.
“Will the governors control the party post-election? That is where the issue comes in. The immediate answer would be a no. That will not work because the governors, some of them are second term governors, some are looking for nomination into the senate, to run for president or whatever, some are seeking reelection.
“And the NWC will make sure there is a level playing field for everybody contesting against governors.
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“So, as much as the governors are critical in managing the tension in PDP, the national working committee now represents all shades of opinions in the PDP.
“That means a certain balancing act has to continue to happen to keep all interest groups accommodated in the party.”
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