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The dissolution of
the Abia State executive on the orders of the PDP national chairman,
Okwesilieze Nwodo, has pitched him against party leaders in the state
who described the action as unilateral.

Executive members
of the party from the 17 local government area chapters of the party,
who met at the weekend in Ntigha, Isiala North, described the
dissolution of the Ndidi Okereke-led State Executive Committee as
“fraudulent”, as it did not emanate from the PDP National Working
Committee, as claimed by Nwodo.

The meeting, which
was convened by Reagan Ufomba, one of the numerous governorship
aspirants within the PDP, was attended by executive members of the
party from all the wards, the zone and some members of the dissolved
state executive committee.

Participants resolved to stop Mr Nwodo from taking unilateral decisions that were capable of causing disaffection in the party.

They said they were
not, in any way, against the readmission of the state governor,
Theodore Orji, to the party, as the PDP umbrella was large enough to
accommodate more people.

An Abuja high
court, presided over by U.P Kekemeke, had on August 11, 2010, ordered
that the status quo be maintained, pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice in a suit filed by Mr Ufomba
against the PDP, Mr Nwodo, Olisa Metu and Mrs Okereke.

Consigned to dustbin

Mr Ufomba said the
“illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic” actions of Nwodo in
dissolving elected state executives have vitiated his claims that he
was on a mission to reform the party, instil discipline and ensure that
internal democracy was restored.

“Most unfortunately
and regrettably, what we’re witnessing are hordes of illegalities,” he
said. “Some of us have risen in defence of the party, in restoration of
the sanctity of the soul of the party.”

He said Nwodo even
acted fraudulently by claiming that the decision to dissolve the Abia
PDP executive was taken by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the
party, noting that it was Nwodo’s decision. “PDP constitution has no
provision for one man to just wake up and dissolve a duly elected state
executive committee,” he said.

Mr Ufomba also
explained that the NWC meeting was held on August 4, 2010 in Abuja, and
the issue of dissolution of the SEC was not discussed.

“The issue was not discussed, but one man just woke up and consigned all of us to the dustbin,” he said.