PDP postpone Saturday congress in C'River
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the state congress in Cross River earlier scheduled for Saturday.
The South-South Vice chairman of the party and caretaker of the Cross River chapter Mr. Emma Ogidi announced the postponement in an interactive session with journalists in Calabar on Wednesday.
He said that the postponement was to give room to address and reconcile members of the party on the lingering crisis in the state chapter.
Ogidi said the crisis in the state chapter of the PDP was openly displayed when he and his team were not received by leadership of the state secretariat on Wednesday
According to him, "I arrived there (state secretariat) with my colleagues, and what we saw was very surprising.
"Because the NWC had issued instructions that we were supposed to take over the affairs of the State Chapter.
"When I arrived, I made contact with the chairman, he ignored me and i went to the Secretariat we were not received. Although we knew they were in the offices, but they didn't show regards.
"We did some investigation. We saw that all is not well in the state and once all is not well, our job is to also make sure we reconcile everybody.
"So, I have already informed my colleagues, and then they have said that we should try to mend fences before they can give a new date.
"Our job is just starting. We will be in Calabar, and we will talk with stakeholders and see how we can work together. That's why we are here."
Ogidi said the party will be hard on those who refused to abide by the party's constitution and directives.
"we are one people, and that is all we are going to tell everybody.
If they don't follow, then they are out.
"I don't want to defend the PDP because we're giving the mandate to run the party, and we are not going to dignify anybody sharing that position with us," he warned.
