Gov. Wike’s loyalist, Chinda, leads Reps demanding resignation of PDP national chairman, Secondus

A renowned loyalist of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, is leading a faction of the PDP lawmakers to demand the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. Kingsley Chinda, operating under the guise of PDP House Caucus Leader, may be sidelining the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, who ought to be leader of the PDP caucus in the House.

The PDP lawmakers in the House of Representatives, therefore, in a communique issued by Kingsley Chinda, Leader, PDP House Caucus; and Chukwuka Onyema, Deputy Leader, PDP Caucus, indicated that the caucus meeting focused specifically on the accusation of inept leadership against the national Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

The Chinda-led party caucus in the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly in their resolutions, demanded the resignation of Uche Secondus from office. According to the caucus, the “PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, should consider making the necessary personal sacrifice worthy of a leader in the party’s current and future interest with a firm assurance of honourable regard and appreciation by the party leadership now and in years to come, by honourably resigning his position as party chairman immediately, to allow the party an early start.”

The Chinda group were of the view that there is no clear road map, blueprint or policy programme for the PDP by the Chairman, thus, the party is allowed to flow with the tide, only showing up with weak press releases once in a while without commensurate sustainable action.

They declared that the lax and bedroom managerial attitude of the Chairman who runs the party from his home and only surfaces in the party office for meetings, coupled with several promises without commensurate action has led to inept management of complaints, despondency amongst members and consequently an exodus of members of the party at all levels, including a member of the Board of Trustee of the party.

They expressed that while PDP members and millions of Nigerians nationwide anticipate vigorous and well-coordinated issue based national opposition; preparations towards a national convention, as well as the 2023 general elections, much confusion, finger-pointing and needless noise around the party’s national headquarters have obfuscated the noble objectives and lofty ideals of the PDP and democratic opposition politics in Nigeria.

They protested that “to many, the National Chairman seems much more content with occupying the office and, therefore, preoccupied with holding onto his position rather than preparing for next elections.”

The lawmakers argued that “this explains for his inexplicably missing endless opportunities that ought to have been utilized for consolidating a viable opposition; skewing party congresses to favour personal future ambition and frustrating genuine party members across states which has resulted in mass exit of party members at the National Assembly.”

Meanwhile, the PDP Governors are meeting in Abuja on the lingering crisis in the party.