Olusegun Ariyo
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has described the protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the shameful last kick of a dead National Working Committee, NWC of tax collectors.
The former governor said that rather than going to the US Embassy in Abuja to carry placards, “the suspended National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum, and his gang of tax collectors should have travelled to Washington to go and protest in front of the White House.”
In a statement on Thursday, Fayose wondered how it had become the duty of the US and other European countries to help fix a political party in Nigeria.
He asked whether it was the fault of anyone that “Damagum and his gang of political undertakers” refused to act in accordance with the constitution of the PDP.
The court had ruled last Friday that the PDP must conclude some processes, including outstanding state congresses, before holding any national convention.
He said: “Rather than coming back home to take proper stock and bring all stakeholders together, they chose to announce the suspension of major members of the NWC, including the National Secretary, who’s the only person authorised to issue notice of meetings.
“Before then, they went to court to throw punches over legal representation of the party, despite that it is clearly stated in the constitution of the party that it is only the National Legal Adviser who has the power to represent or appoint lawyers to represent the party in court cases.
“So, how is the consequence of their impunity the business of the US or anyone?”
