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PDP, NWC distances self from National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba

The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new turn with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) divided over their support for the Rivers state Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.

The two political leaders have been at daggers drawn over the control of the the party since they fell out months ago.

Addressing a press conference on Friday at the PDP headquarters in Abuja, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ibrahim Abdullahi said the spokesman of the party, Debo Ologunagba, was not authorised to speak for the PDP on the Rivers crisis.

Ibrahim said he was directed by the acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagun, to refute the press statement issued by Ologunagba to the effect that “NWC sat and approved the verdict, recognising the Ewo-led exco in Rivers State.

“For the avoidance of doubt, not even the said judgement has been served on the party. The NWC has neither received nor sat to take any decision on the said judgement.”

“The NWC hereby distances itself from the calculated falsehood aimed at achieving a predetermined objective.

“Members of the public, especially the PDP family, are hereby enjoined to disregard and discard the publication, which is merely the figment of the NPS’s imagination,” he added.

Ologunagba had earlier issued a statement affirming the Ewor-led executive as the authentic state executive and asked them to work with Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Speaking on the national secretaryship of the party, the deputy spokesman said Senator Samuel Anyanwu remained the substantive national secretary “until that suit, the appeal before the Supreme Court, is determined. That’s the position of the law. That is what the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides.

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