Secondus To Save PDP from Hirelings

By Adesina Soyooye

The Media Office of the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ptince Uche Secondus, has refuted a story making the rounds that he is under pressure to withdraw the case he instituted against the party.

Secondus was stopped from parading  himself as the National Chairman by three courts – two from his State, Rivers, and one from Cross River State. The cases were, allegedly, instigated from his home State, which Party branch, also, suspended him.

Denying the claim, the Media Office said it was not possible for him to be under such pressure as he instituted no case against the party, but was dragged to the Court by those the office described as “hirelings” known to the Party.

If anything, the Office said in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Ike Abonyi, Secondus is under pressure for justice, and determined to rid the party of hirelings out to destroy it.

Following is the statement.

Secondus under pressure for Justice

“The attention of the media office of Prince Uche Secondus has been drawn to unsubstantiated story claiming that Prince Uche Secondus is under pressure to withdraw his case against the party from court.

“The truth which the said news did not state is that Prince Secondus is not in court against the party but was dragged to court instead by person bent on hijacking the soul of the party.

“For the avoidance of doubt the media office wishes to restate that Prince Secondus is really under pressure for justice and would seek it anywhere to save the party from hirelings out to destroy and derail the focus of the party.

“The party leaders are aware of who went to court against it and knows what to do rather than indulging in mind game.

“Nothing short of Justice and respect for its servants will save PDP from the hands holding now.

“For avoidance of doubt the justice Prince Secondus is seeking is as enshrined in the party constitution which is Supreme and states clearly how a National Chairman and any National officer can be sanctioned even where there is a known breach talk less where there is none.”

The Party is being run by an Acting Chairman. It is not known how the cases in Court would affect the Party, especially, its Congresses and upcoming National Convention.

Until the crisis, Secondus would have left Office, peacefully, in December, 2021.