Sen.
Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has said that there is no vacancy at the party’s
National Secretariat, Abuja.
Makari
stated this in a statement by the committee’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo
Adeyeye, on Thursday in Abuja.
He
said that the attention of the caretaker committee had been drawn to some
newspaper publication “Vacancies in the PDP National Secretariat’’.
He
said that the report was credited to Prof. Wale Oladipo, National Secretary to
Ali Modu Sheriff, who advertised for various offices in the PDP secretariat,
declaring them vacant.
“We
wish to state unequivocally that there are no vacancies for employment at the
National Secretariat of our great party, PDP.
“All
the staffers of the party, in line with the Establishment Manual, are intact
and standing strong with all the organs of the PDP in its bid to salvage the
party from destroyers,’’ Makarfi said.
He
said that it was sad to note that Oladipo was ignorant on the workings of the
PDP, the Establishment Manual.
Makarfi
said that Oladipo was ignorant of the position of the recent Appeal Court
judgment of Feb, 17, which ordered PDP to revert to the status quo before May
21, 2016.
He
described the publication as a ploy by Sheriff and his “cohorts’’ to disengage
the establishment staff of the party for acting in line with their
constitutional mandate and convictions.
“The
vexatious publication is a cheap blackmail designed to intimidate our
hardworking and highly principled staff. It belongs to the trash bin and should
be ignored.
“
Nigerians, our members and teeming supporters may wish to note that the
self-appointed National Working Committee as currently constituted under
Sheriff cannot form a quorum to take any valid decision.
“Unless
Senator Ali Sheriff complies with the Appeal Court ruling of status quo ante of
May 21, 2017, any decision taken by the present illegal NWC is not binding and
will be challenged before the court of competent jurisdiction.’’
Makarfi
said that though the Court of Appeal judgment was for Sheriff and his group,
the National Caretaker Committee was still in full operation given that its
appeal against the
judgment
was before the Supreme Court.
“This
is more so that the Committee still enjoy the support of the entire organs of
the party.’’
He
stated that the action of Sheriff and his NWC in recent times were completely
against the spirit of the political solution they have professed to abide with.
He
said that Sheriff could not be declaring support for political solution to end
the party leadership crisis and at the same time igniting fire by taken
decisions capable of causing more rancour in PDP.
“
As law-abiding party members and citizens of this great country, we shall
continue to work with all the organs of PDP to make sure that this crisis is
fully resolved.’’ Makarfi said.
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