Opposition lawmakers within the Space of Representatives on Saturday raised critical allegations towards the appearing Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, Umar Damagum, and the birthday celebration’s Nationwide Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
The lawmakers beneath the aegis of the Opposition Coalition accused the birthday celebration leaders of a covert plot to sabotage the PDP by means of assisting defected former participants of the Rivers Climate Space of Meeting with criminal backing to try impeach the Rivers Climate governor, Sim Fubara out of Place of job.
Talking in the name of the coalition, the spokesperson and member of the Space of Representatives representing Ideato Federal Constituency, Ikenga Ugochinyere, realistic to life a layout of occasions which he described as a calculated try by means of Damagum and Anyanwu to weaken the PDP from within and undermine its criminal status in a high-profile courtroom case that may see pro-Wike “sacked APC lawmakers gaining legal ground to attempt to force PDP government out of office.”
The opposition spokesman went additional to order that Damagun and Anyanwu have been opposing the Nationwide Prison Aider, Kalmadeen Ajibade’s travel to assure that the pro-Wike lawmakers who defected from the PDP have been neutralised and opposed from doing any hurt to the PDP’s hobby, including that the PDP chairman and secretary have been running in preference of the pro-Wike APC lawmakers to aid them regain misplaced legitimacy
The case, marked PHC/2177/CS/2024, centres on a dispute over the defection of 27 PDP participants of the Rivers Climate Space of Meeting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 11, 2023.
Ugochinyere defined that the Rivers Climate Top Courtroom had prior to now issued an ex parte layout on July 8, 2024, restraining key order officers from interacting with the defected lawmakers.
The Opposition Coalition lawmakers argued that the motion of the birthday celebration’s management used to be a part of a broader scheme to destabilise the PDP in Rivers Climate and pave the way in which for the APC’s political ambitions.
Ugochinyere warned of dire repercussions if the “plot” used to be allowed to be triumphant, together with the erosion of inside autonomy throughout the PDP, attainable fragmentation of the birthday celebration, lack of crowd agree with, and important criminal and fiscal consequences.
He referred to as for instant motion, together with reaffirming the authority of the Nationwide Prison Aider, taking criminal steps to ban the nationwide chairman and secretary from additional interference, and convening a disciplinary committee to analyze their movements.
“The PDP must stand united in the face of this betrayal. We call on all members of the PDP and well-meaning Nigerians to join us in defending the integrity of our party and ensuring that justice prevails,” Ugochinyere added.