A member of the House of Representatives, representing Taraba State under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rimamnde Shawulu has on Wednesday called on the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus to resign from his position following his failure to put a stop to the mass defections from the party to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Shawulu’s call comes after another reps member representing Nasarawa State, Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza decamped from PDP to APC, making it the fifth reps member to defect to the APC in two days.
Shawulu said this in a letter titled “In the Interest of our Party, Democracy and the People of Nigeria: Time To Do The Needful”, urging the party chairman to step down before the 2023 general elections.
“I plead with you sir to show leadership today and in the interest of the party, your good name, and the future of Nigeria to resign immediately as National Chairman”, the letter said.
He also called on the National Working Committee of the party to resign, saying their resignation would be in the interest of the party “Today, unexpectedly, four members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara defected from the PDP to APC,” Shawulu added.
The letter read in parts: “Dear Chairman, Sir, events in the last two years call for sober reflection and sacrifices by both the leadership and membership of the party and it is necessary you set the ball rolling, so that the party will come back to life and be seen as a viable alternative to the ruling APC.
“Then, will its doors be seen to be opened to the millions that want to come into the party to mobilise Nigerians to take back the country from the iniquitous forces that have seized it by the jugular.
“This was the obvious wish of opinion of party members and leaders when Dr Adamu Mu’azu resigned as Chairman of the party. Your good self took over to enable the party regain momentum.
“Presently, without discounting the efforts and sacrifices you have made, it is obvious that our party is in far worse circumstances than when Muazu fled the scene,” he said.
