the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigerians and other groups in
support of the second term of President Goodluck Jonathan not to
include officials of the party in their campaigns.
National Publicity Secretary of party, Chief Olisa Metuh, who stated
this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday, said it was wrong to
link officials of the party with the campaigns of the support groups.
It will be recalled that national, state and local government
officials of the party had been involved in the many rallies organized
by the TAN in South-East, Souh-East, South-West and North-Central
parts of the country.
Metuh insisted that while the party recognised the inalienable right
of citizens under the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to freely
associate and publicly express their support for persons of their
choice, Metuh however said the party wished to restate in the
strongest possible terms that no official of the PDP at any level
should for any reason whatsoever be involved in such events until
after the primaries.
He said, "In this regard, all support groups struggling for
legitimacy, supremacy or recognition should henceforth desist from
trying to actualize such by using names of officials of the PDP.
"The PDP issues this as a last warning to all such groups and will not
hesitate to take strict measures against any further infraction on its
integrity and that of its officials.
"For the avoidance of doubt, the leadership of the PDP recognizes that
party officials as unbiased umpires have a sacred duty to observe the
dictates of internal democracy and as such remain neutral until the
emergence of candidates through our primaries in line with the
provisions of the PDP constitution.
"Finally the national leadership wishes to state that whilst it has
absolutely nothing against the activities and programmes of such
groups, PDP officials as administrators of the party should not be
involved in any way until after the primaries."
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