The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Idris Wada, Thursday walked out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat apparently dissatisfied with the cancellation of the ad-hoc delegates for the ward congresses in the state.
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the delegates ward congresses conducted in June 27, describing it as illegal.
The party in a statement said: “After a careful review of the reports of the Congress Committee and Appeal Committee in respect of the three-man Ad hoc Delegates Ward Congresses in Kogi State on June 27, 2015 decided to cancel the exercise.”
According to the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, “the participation of a ‘Local Organising Committee’ which is unknown to the constitution of the party and the guidelines marred the congresses. Consequently, new three-man Ad hoc Delegates Ward Congresses would commence on July 14, 2015.”
Four years ago, undemocratic procedures adopted by the then leadership of the party forced several top leaders of the PDP. The decamp to All Progressives Congress (APC) and eventually assisted the party win the election.
As at then, in Kogi State, Alhaji Jubrin Isa Echocho, was declared winner of the PDP primary but the victory was short lived after the court declared that governorship election should not hold in the state which gave Wada an opportunity to get the then PDP national leadership to cancel the primary results and manipulated the processes and Echocho lost.
On Thursday, when the Wada came to see the acting Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, to review the decision, he was kept outside for over two hours as the chairman was said to be out of the premises.
THISDAY gathered that even after he met the chairman, he could not get him to reverse the cancellation of the congress.
“The governor got more than he bargained for. He wanted to get the party to reverse itself but he was told that the era was over. The party told him to showcase his achievements as they were enough to secure the ticket for him,” the source who works in the secretariat disclosed.
An angry Wada later stormed out of the office, refusing to speak to journalists as he remained in his car for over 20 minutes before he left.
(This Day)
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