Tensions are rising within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as Senator Dino Melaye comes under fire from fellow party members following his accusations of “bad leadership” and the “commercialisation and privatisation” of the party.
Melaye’s comments, made on social media, triggered a strong response from the PDP Frontliners, a faction within the party.
In a statement signed by Alhaji Hussein Mohammed (President), Moses Abidemi (Secretary), and Dan Okafor (Publicity Secretary), the PDP Frontliners accused “vultures” both within and outside the party of circling around, hoping to benefit from a weakened PDP.
The group vowed that dedicated party members would resist such intentions and those behind them, defending the party’s pro-people principles.
The group also expressed disappointment with Melaye’s remarks, pointing to his own performance in the last elections as a counterpoint.
Despite the controversy, the PDP Frontliners commended the national leadership for their commitment to ensuring a fair and transparent process within the party. They expressed confidence in the PDP’s prospects for the 2027 elections, underscoring the importance of unity and collective effort.
“These are strange times for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its Kogi state governorship candidate in the last elections who got huge resources but woefully failed to do any serious political mobilisation now has the guts to come out and say that the party is being destroyed!
“Ironically, this same fellow now talking about how our party is dying was implicated in efforts to scuttle the PDP ward congress in Kogi state, in an abortive effort to commercialize and ‘deliver’ to his Dubai-based paymaster who is already plotting for another desperate outing in 2027.
“The anger against Damagum and the PDP leadership began when they agreed to the August 9 call of our group and that of eighteen out of the twenty one PDP chairmen in various local government areas of Kogi state to stop the state’s Caretaker Committee from replacing the results of a free, fair and orderly ad-hoc delegates conference of Saturday, 27th July, 2024 with a manipulated process hurriedly slated for Saturday, August 10,” the statement partly read.