Umar Ardo: ‘Last PDP Convention was conducted in breach of party’s Constitution’

Dr. Ardo

By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja –

Vocal chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Umar Ardo, has disagreed with the claim by the PDP Governors’ Forum that the party conducted “a smooth and credible National Convention that led to the emergence of the highly acclaimed Senator Dr. Iyorchia Ayu-led National Executive Committee…”.


Reacting to the communique issued by the PDP  Governors’ Forum at the end of its meeting on January 17, 2022 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Dr. Ardo on Wednesday “but for the acclaimed status of Dr. Ayu, I dire say nothing is true in that paragraph.” 

National Chairman of PDP, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu.

The former PDP governorship aspirant in from Adamawa State maintained that while he wholeheartedly agreed with the substance of the communique as regards the state of the nation, and also desirous in getting the sleaze in the country halted, “I however take serious exception to the No.1 item of the communique where the forum claimed that the PDP conducted “a smooth and credible National Convention…”

In a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD in Abuja, Dr. Ardo post the questions: “How can the governors claim that PDP conducted a “smooth and credible” national convention when in truth the entire exercise was conducted in breach of the very constitution of the party itself? When at the time of the exercise the matter was a subject of judicial litigation? How can the party also then hope to build itself into a “credible vehicle” when it’s very foundation is is in truth unconstitutional and fraudulent? Can any governor attest in truth that Secondus was removed as national chairman as stipulated by the party constitution?”

According to him, “the answer to all these questions is a BIG NO. It is the same do-gooders who, against all wise counsel, imposed Sen. Ali Modu Sherrif on the party in 2016, an act that nearly destroyed the party to its very foundation, are the same adventurers that in this case  dragged their state judiciary to put its seal on an unconstitutional political subterfuge which Secondus is today battling to correct at the Supreme Court in order to safe the party, safe our judiciary, safe our democracy and our country.”

“For all I know this is what is before the Supreme Court to determine, and therefore no amount of political trickery and copious crafting of deceptive communique by the party or its pressure groups such as the Governors’ Forum will deter the cause and course of rule of law and pursuit of justice in the effort to attain noble objectives for the party and for the country,” he stated.

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