Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned Thursday’s protest at the United States Embassy in Abuja by some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as shameful.
Fayose said the demonstration was “the last kick of a dead National Working Committee (NWC) of tax collectors.”
He mocked the protesters, saying rather than carrying placards at the US Embassy in Abuja, the suspended National Chairman, Umar Iliya Damagum, and his associates should have travelled to Washington to stage their protest in front of the White House.
In a statement on Thursday, Fayose questioned why it had become the responsibility of the United States and other Western nations to fix a political party in Nigeria.
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He asked if 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 ruled last Friday that PDP must conclude some processes, including outstanding State Congress before holding any National Convention.
“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 authorized 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 that has powers to represent or appoint lawyers to represent the party in court cases.
“So, how is the consequences of their impunity the business the US or anyone?”
