Abakaliki, Nigeria – A Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Barr Silas Onu, has denounced the party congress held in the state last weekend which produced a new party chairman and other state executives.
Onu, a former PDP Senatorial Candidate, condemned the Congress on Monday in Abakaliki, saying it was a “mere gathering of friends”.
He urged the public to dismiss reports of any congress in the state as it was ‘just to raise dust.
“It was an affront on a valid court order, which barred the conduct of such activity.
“We have no faction in PDP but an attempt by an individual who feels that the party belongs.to him, to hijack it.
“You don’t conduct a congress when there is a valid court order barring such until hearing into the case is concluded.
“Anybody who says he conducted congress is directly disobeying a valid court order, and such is a waste of time.”
Onu noted that though he would not be banking on rumours, it seemed the people who conducted the said Congress were playing a card aimed at destroying the party.
“The national officer of the party who reportedly oversaw the congress is on suspension and his actions though aimed at raising dust, was an effort in futility.”
The congress witnessed in the state last Saturday saw the emergence of Mr Peter Nwele.as Chairman among other executives.
