Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, chided the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his versal onslaught against the party.
Two members of the PDP National Executive Committee, Timothy Osadolor and Diran Odeyemi, described Fubara’s behaviour as unfortunate and uncalled for.
Fubara, last week while hosting some lawmakers in Rivers State, said the PDP failed the people of Rivers State by keeping quiet amid the raging political crisis in the state.
Fubara, who is having a running battle with his predecessor and estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, said Rivers relied on its principles of truth rather than party politics, asserting that the state would no longer be constrained by party affiliation and instead stand firm to defend democracy on its terms.
”In our state today, we are no longer doing party. We are doing a movement, so you don’t blame me if I don’t go to the side of the party too much.
“The party has failed us here. So what we are doing here is to stand with our two legs on the soil of Rivers State, so that we can defend democracy,” Fubara said
But PDP NEC members, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday, described the governor’s remarks as unfortunate and warned him against directing his frustration toward the party.
Odeyemi, who is a former Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said there were rules and a constitution guiding party members, stressing that the governor should have used alternative methods to address his grievances, instead of ridiculing the party.
“It is quite unfortunate when a governor speaks in public like that. We believe, as a governor, he knows the rules and the constitution of the party and shouldn’t have spoken in that manner.
“We are not saying there cannot be a misunderstanding of these rules. That is why we have, in the constitution, ways and manner of resolving the issues.
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