The Nation reports that the call was propelled due to Obasanjo’s striping comments on President Goodluck jonathan.
The aggrieved PDP stalwarts including some members of the Board
of Trustees (BoT) who insisted that Obasanjo’s diatribe amounts to
anti-party activities are yet to get support from President Gioodluck
Jonathan.
It gathered on Sunday that a media campaign will be launched against Obasanjo to expose what a source described as his ‘weak side.’
It was learnt that leading figures in PDP, including governors, BOT members and those in the National Working Committee (NWC), felt slighted by Obasanjo’s comments at a briefing.
A source who didn’t want his name published disclosed that Mr. President and party leaders are sad by Obasanjo’s attacks against the person of Jonathan who had shown him much respect.
“We all concluded that what the ex-President did in an election year amounted to anti-party activities. Some of our leaders have started demanding for Obasanjo’s suspension from the party. They said there was no point having Obasanjo in PDP to give him more leverage to destroy the party. Worse still, these angry leaders said Obasanjo had written off his party by openly canvassing for the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the source said
It gathered on Sunday that a media campaign will be launched against Obasanjo to expose what a source described as his ‘weak side.’
It was learnt that leading figures in PDP, including governors, BOT members and those in the National Working Committee (NWC), felt slighted by Obasanjo’s comments at a briefing.
A source who didn’t want his name published disclosed that Mr. President and party leaders are sad by Obasanjo’s attacks against the person of Jonathan who had shown him much respect.
“We all concluded that what the ex-President did in an election year amounted to anti-party activities. Some of our leaders have started demanding for Obasanjo’s suspension from the party. They said there was no point having Obasanjo in PDP to give him more leverage to destroy the party. Worse still, these angry leaders said Obasanjo had written off his party by openly canvassing for the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the source said
However, a member of the NWC said Obasanjo’s activities could
attract suspension in line with Article 57(3) of the PDP Constitution
2012(as amended).
“No matter the situation, you do not discredit and abandon your party for another. Obasanjo cannot be a bonafide member of PDP and be attacking the party’s presidential candidate. The preponderance of opinion is that we should damn the consequences by suspending him from the party. But some are saying we should ignore him. To most PDP members, we should ask him to go because he has even reduced his involvement in PDP to ward activities. Do not forget, he was not a founding member of the PDP. If Obasanjo’s case comes to NWC, we will look at it on merit and treat as such. Article 57 (3) of the party’s constitution, 2012(as amended) says, “The Working Committee, at any level of the party, and the executive committee (at the Ward Level) may, after preliminary hearings, suspend a member from the party for a period not exceeding one month, during which period the member so suspended shall lose his right to contest any election, and shall be referred to the appropriate disciplinary committee. Article 57 (4) specifically states that “where an allegation is made against a member of the party, the disciplinary committee shall inform the member in writing of the allegations made against him or her,” the NWC member said.
Meanwhile, a source within the Presidency revealed that the President is also unhappy with Obasanjo, saying that propelled the statement on Saturday.
“No matter the situation, you do not discredit and abandon your party for another. Obasanjo cannot be a bonafide member of PDP and be attacking the party’s presidential candidate. The preponderance of opinion is that we should damn the consequences by suspending him from the party. But some are saying we should ignore him. To most PDP members, we should ask him to go because he has even reduced his involvement in PDP to ward activities. Do not forget, he was not a founding member of the PDP. If Obasanjo’s case comes to NWC, we will look at it on merit and treat as such. Article 57 (3) of the party’s constitution, 2012(as amended) says, “The Working Committee, at any level of the party, and the executive committee (at the Ward Level) may, after preliminary hearings, suspend a member from the party for a period not exceeding one month, during which period the member so suspended shall lose his right to contest any election, and shall be referred to the appropriate disciplinary committee. Article 57 (4) specifically states that “where an allegation is made against a member of the party, the disciplinary committee shall inform the member in writing of the allegations made against him or her,” the NWC member said.
Meanwhile, a source within the Presidency revealed that the President is also unhappy with Obasanjo, saying that propelled the statement on Saturday.
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