Sokoto State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal has called on the embattled National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus to give up and vacate office in obedience to the Court order Sacking him.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen shortly after an emergency meeting of the PDP Governors Forum, Tambuwal expressed the Forum’s readiness to support the acting National Chairman of the party, Yemi Akinwonmi.
He said “We are a law-abiding party that believes in the rule of law. So when a High Court in Port Harcourt restrained Secondus from parading himself as national chairman of the party, we advised ourselves that was the way to go. We must comply with that court order”.
“We had Akinwonmi presiding over the meeting of the National Working Committee and he came to brief us on their decision which is in line with the previous meeting of the Governors’ Forum and the meeting of stakeholders that there should be NEC meeting on Saturday, where we shall be discussing issues about the national convention by the grace of God, which is still holding in October”.
It would be recalled that a Rivers State High Court had ordered Secondus to vacate the office of the PDP National Chairman.
However, Justice Nusirat. I. Umar, a vacation Judge of the Kebbi State High Court, had yesterday reinstated Secondus back to his office.
Meanwhile, Yemi Akinwonmi, had declared himself as the authentic National Chairman of the main opposition party.
PDP also confirmed Akinwonmi as the acting National Chairman.
