By Okechukwu Jombo
The Conference of Professionals in the PDP (CP-PDP) condemns the attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Federal Territory (FCT) to revoke the PDP national secretariats in Abuja.
Barr. Obinna Nwachukwu Protem National Coordinator, CP-PDP who made this known in a statement said “After a review of the revocation notice with vital information from patriotic citizens at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), the CP-PDP notes that the process is completely flawed as it did not follow due process, thus validating the fact that it was conceived and issued in bad faith with the intent to hurt and hamstring the PDP and democracy in Nigeria.
CP-PDP holds that this attempt to bully, intimidate and coerce opposition clearly gives credence to the earlier stand of the Conference that the Minister of the FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike has pitched tents with the APC administration in APC’s plot to destroy the PDP.
As professionals and patriotic Nigerians, the Conference is worried that such attack on a major opposition party is ominous and constitute a clear and present danger to the sustenance of democracy, freedom and political participation in our country.
The essence of democracy is in the availability of credible options to the citizens to fully participate in politics and governance. This attempt by the APC to curtail the ability of Nigerians to freely engage in the democratic process without fear or encumbrances is therefore condemnable.
The Conference however states that this attempt by the APC to cripple our party cannot deter the PDP ahead of 2027. The CP-PDP body of lawyers will be liaising with the leadership of our party to take all necessary steps within the ambit of the law to resist and stop this assault on the PDP and opposition in Nigeria.
