The leadership of the Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Okigwe zone, Imo North Senatorial zone has resigned from their positions within the party and subsequently withdrew their membership, pointing out that the party no longer aligns with their political goals.
MaaziTV reports that this is coming barely a day after a former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, RT Hon Emeka Ihedioha, announced his resignation from the party, citing the party’s inability to uphold its regulations or implement necessary internal changes.
The chieftains of the party announced the withdrawal off their membership of the party, had knocked the National leadership for disregarding the ongoing problems within the party in the state, despite numerous calls and appeals for intervention.
It was in a press briefing which took place on behalf of the party’s Okigwe Zonal executive in Owerri, the Imo State capital, that Sir Stanley Ekezie, expressed their disappointment in the failure of the National leadership of the party, to operate as a robust and effective opposition party, rather veering towards a path of inevitable failure and deterioration.
The statement pointed out that following; “recent occurrences and happenings in the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), We the Okigwe zonal Committee and its top leadership, at an emergency meeting held earlier today, Tuesday 23rd April 2024, have arrived at the conclusion that the developments witnessed at the recent Board of Trustees, National Caucus, National Executive committee meetings respectively at Abuja, have indubitably demonstrated that the hitherto formidable PDP has, from every indication, not only failed to function as a strong and virile opposition party but has rather set itself on a collision course with complete failure and decline.“
The Press release went on to state that; “Those of us in the South East, and in Imo state in particular, have had to contend with the contrived, prolonged and ongoing crisis, which the National leadership of the party, despite several representations and entreaties on the matter, has ignored, neglected or refused to resolve. All of these inevitably culminated in the dismal and disgraceful results recorded by the party during the off-season governorship election in November 2023, over which the PDP at the National level was still playing the ostrich.“
He revealed that it was because of that, after consideration of these acts of disdain and disregard for the leadership of the South East PDP, that they have unanimously resolved to tender their individual and collective resignations from the party, through their respective Ward Chairmen across the six local governments Areas of Imo North Senatorial District.
The party chieftains pointed out that their next political steps would be made public in due course after relevant consultations and deliberations.