It Is An Exercise In Futility – Sen Moro Speaks On Parallel PDP Secretariat In Benue

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has said that there is no factional State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State.

Moro asserted that the only EXCO of the party in the state is the one led by Ezekiel Adaji.

He stated this while addressing newsmen after the expanded caucus meeting of the PDP in Makurdi.

The lawmaker noted that the party has rules and regulations guiding the conduct of state congresses and the rules were adequately adhered to by the national secretariat of the party.

“The national secretariat sent electoral panels and electoral appeal panels in the state to conduct elections and adjudicate on grievances arising from it.

“And in line with our Constitution and guidelines, relevant government agencies like the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, and security agencies were empowered to supervise these elections.

“At the end of the process, these agencies turned in their reports which has been approved and accepted by the national secretariat of the party.

“And so if anybody goes outside the Constitution of the party to select people to act as EXCO or alternative EXCO of the party, it is an exercise in futility.

“If INEC certifies that the witnessed congresses that produced leadership, if security agencies accepted congresses were held and you go outside it to appoint certain persons into office then you are out for mischief,” Moro said.

He added that the old state secretariat of the party was put under lock and key by the owner of the property who did not accept the outcome of the congresses.

Moro explained that the new EXCO, who were denied access to the old party state secretariat, had no choice than to seek the approval of the national secretariat to relocate to a new facility provided for them by the leader of the party in the state.