I’m Not against Southern Presidency — Secondus

The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has described as laughable and
baseless the allegation that the party in Rivers State suspended
him because he was against the resolution by the Southern governors
that the next president of Nigeria must come from South.

The Rivers State PDP Chairman, Ambassador Desmond Akawor, said
that Secondus moved against PDP interest and the interest of
Southern governors for wanting to recontest for a second term in
office as national chairman of the PDP.

Akawor had on Thursday said that by deciding to run for a second
term in office, Secondus was prepared to rock the boat and work
against the collective interest of the South.

He said: “The Southern governors took a decision that the
presidency should come from the South as an individual or a
politician he should have known that it is now time to come
home.
“The position he is occupying is on behalf of the South, he didn’t
go there as an Andoni man, he went there because the chairmanship
of the party was zoned to the south.

“If Southern governors have taken a decision that they desire
the presidency to come from the South, he should have known that
there is no point trying to rock the boat by kicking and running
for a second term in office,” Akawor said.

Akawor further said that Secondus had not paid his membership
dues for six years.
But Secondus said he was reacting to the allegation because of the
danger in allowing disinformation to enter public space
unchallenged.

In a statement by Media Spokesman, Ike Abonyi, Secondus said
that “One of such false information being dished out is the
allegation from the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Ambassador Desmond Akawor that Prince Secondus is
working against Southern interest and that he has not paid his dues
to the party.

According to him, “We understand the frustration the
anti-Secondus crusaders who have become evidence shopaholics are
facing in their desperation to find points with which to use to
achieve their ignoble goals.

“The media office sees their effort as a case of a bad marketer
selling a product, who puts in several efforts to convince buyers
to no avail.

“Our response is that there is no truth in all the allegations
and Southern interest will be grossly endangered if it’s the likes
of Ambassador Akawor and his clique that are pushing it,” Abonyi
stated.

“Critical members of our party including discerning members of
the public know as a fact that no one person no matter his position
can determine singularly the position of offices in the party,” he
added.

The media office said it would however continue to urge “members
of the public and the media to be wary of compulsive shoppers whose
agenda is mainly to distract and destroy PDP and remove its focus
from returning to power in 2023 as being yearned by Nigerians.”

The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has described as laughable and
baseless the allegation that the party in Rivers State suspended
him because he was against the resolution by the Southern governors
that the next president of Nigeria must come from South.

The Rivers State PDP Chairman, Ambassador Desmond Akawor, said
that Secondus moved against PDP interest and the interest of
Southern governors for wanting to recontest for a second term in
office as national chairman of the PDP.

Akawor had on Thursday said that by deciding to run for a second
term in office, Secondus was prepared to rock the boat and work
against the collective interest of the South.

He said: “The Southern governors took a decision that the
presidency should come from the South as an individual or a
politician he should have known that it is now time to come
home.
“The position he is occupying is on behalf of the South, he didn’t
go there as an Andoni man, he went there because the chairmanship
of the party was zoned to the south.

“If Southern governors have taken a decision that they desire
the presidency to come from the South, he should have known that
there is no point trying to rock the boat by kicking and running
for a second term in office,” Akawor said.

Akawor further said that Secondus had not paid his membership
dues for six years.
But Secondus said he was reacting to the allegation because of the
danger in allowing disinformation to enter public space
unchallenged.

In a statement by Media Spokesman, Ike Abonyi, Secondus said
that “One of such false information being dished out is the
allegation from the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, Ambassador Desmond Akawor that Prince Secondus is
working against Southern interest and that he has not paid his dues
to the party.

According to him, “We understand the frustration the
anti-Secondus crusaders who have become evidence shopaholics are
facing in their desperation to find points with which to use to
achieve their ignoble goals.

“The media office sees their effort as a case of a bad marketer
selling a product, who puts in several efforts to convince buyers
to no avail.

“Our response is that there is no truth in all the allegations
and Southern interest will be grossly endangered if it’s the likes
of Ambassador Akawor and his clique that are pushing it,” Abonyi
stated.

“Critical members of our party including discerning members of
the public know as a fact that no one person no matter his position
can determine singularly the position of offices in the party,” he
added.

The media office said it would however continue to urge “members
of the public and the media to be wary of compulsive shoppers whose
agenda is mainly to distract and destroy PDP and remove its focus
from returning to power in 2023 as being yearned by Nigerians.”