Leadership Crisis Rocks PDP Caucus over House C’ttee Chairmanship

Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives are contemplating passing a vote of no confidence on their leadership over what they described as partisanship and favouritism in the appointments of members of the party into the standing committees of the House.

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Sources among the aggrieved PDP lawmakers  mainly from the South-west caucus informed THISDAY that they  are up in arms against the  leadership led by Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor,  over the way the affairs of the caucus are being managed,  alleging that the leaders are running a one man show and  not consulting other members before taking important decision that affect  them.

The lawmaker who wants to remain anonymous  also  accused the leadership of favouring PDP members from the South-south in the appointments made so far including the ongoing constitution of the membership of the standing committee of the House.  They also accused some South-south governors of using money to influence the appointments of South-south members in the minority caucus to juicy House committee chairmanship positions to the detriment of  members  from other zones.

“We (PDP members from the South-west)  are even contemplating pulling out of PDP if the leadership continues to marginalise us in the scheme of things, particularly in the composition of leadership of the committees.

“Why should the South-west caucus with 23 members not given any leadership position, whereas North-west with five members got the position of the Minority Leader occupies by Hon. Umaru Barde from Kaduna State. “Beside,  the North-east with seven members got the position of the Deputy minority Whip in the person of Hon Binta Bello,  while South-east with 37 members got Deputy Minority  Leader occupies by Hon Wilfred Chukuma.  Hon Leo Ogor from South-south with 55 members is the Minority Leader,” he said.

Leadership Crisis Rocks PDP Caucus over House C’ttee Chairmanship