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Security operatives storm PDP Secretariat in Akwa Ibom
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Conflicting claims trail dissolution of state executive
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Party chairman Àniekan Akpan insists his exco remains intact
Security operatives on Friday took over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Secretariat in Akwa Ibom State as tensions escalated over the dissolution of the state executive committee.
The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Debo Ologunagba, had announced the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State Working Committee and the appointment of a 31-member caretaker committee.
But in a swift counter, the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, declared that no such resolution was taken, stressing that there was no valid NWC meeting to authorise the action.
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Akpan Rejects Sack, Declares Exco Intact
Chairman of the PDP in Akwa Ibom, Mr Àniekan Akpan, described the purported dissolution as “illegal, false, and unconstitutional.”
Addressing journalists in Uyo alongside other exco members, Akpan said:
“The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State wishes to address a recent wave of misinformation circulating on social media platforms, particularly on Facebook, claiming the dissolution of our duly elected State Executive Committee. We categorically state that these reports are not only false but unconstitutional.”
He added that members of his exco were duly elected in a properly constituted state congress with a four-year mandate. He further alleged that some of them were wrongly listed in the new caretaker committee without consent.
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Pledge of Loyalty to Governor Umo Eno
Akpan reiterated that the state PDP under his leadership remains aligned with Governor Umo Eno, who he described as a unifying leader across party lines.
“The party cannot separate us from Governor Umo Eno. He is the governor for all. Nobody can say we have engaged in anti-party activity by hobnobbing with the governor,” he declared.
The police presence at the secretariat is to forestall possible clashes between the rival factions.
