Mr. Fix It of
Edo politics, Chief Tony Anenih appears to be on his final journey into
political oblivion following calls by aggrieved members of the party from the
three senatorial districts in the state for his removal and the State Chairman
of the party, Chief Dan Orbir, from the “day-to-day running of the party in the
state”.
Presently, an imminent crisis which may permanently change the
configuration of the Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in
the offing.
This was fallout of leakage of a list of proposed members sent
to Abuja by the leadership of the party for appointment into federal boards.
Already, “leaders of the party across the three Senatorial
Districts are planning a major meeting in which they are likely to call for the
voluntary disengagement of Chief Tony Anenih and Dan Orbih from the day-to-day
running of the party,” a source revealed yesterday.
The imminent “make or mar” meeting is coming on the heels of a
major crisis of confidence currently rocking the party as a result of its
dismal performance in the 14 July governorship election in the state.
Impeccable sources disclosed that the names allegedly submitted
to the Presidency for consideration for appointment into the various boards by
the state leadership of the party included Sarah Adetugbobo, Uyi Ogbemudia,
Matthew Uroghide, Dr. Abies Osemwenkhae, Bayo Ogbomo, Levis Aigbogun and
General Godwin Abbe from the South-South Senatorial District of the state.
Others are Chief Tony Anenih, Tony Aziegbemi, Giwa
Egbomehe, Ben Erhilebodiaye, Dr. Francis Olifuh and John Yakubu from Edo
Central Senatorial District.
Other proposed members of federal boards from Edo North sent to
the Presidency by the State leadership of the party are Chief Dan Orbih, Pascal
Ugbome, Zakawanu Garuba, Johnson Abolagba and Tunde Akogun.
It was reliably gathered that the leakage of the names was
causing serious disaffection among members of the PDP in the state, with
members of the party fine-tuning their strategies for the “battle ahead”.
The party members are said to be angered by the fact that most
of the proposed names were stooges of a national leader of the party who
allegedly contributed to the losses the PDP suffered in recent elections in the
state.
At the meeting being planned for Wednesday this week at an
undisclosed venue in Benin, the party leaders are expected to call on the
national body of the party to intervene in the crisis rocking the party in the State
and to carry out a major overhaul of the party in such a manner as to restore
members’ confidence.
2 comments:
thats good News, this men has to go for better hands to take over.
i think the still have a lot to give to edo pdp. this is a wrong decision
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