THE State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has said that the publication of an unknown account for the sale of forms into a private account over which Dr. Aziegbemi is allegedly superintending, amounts to fraud.
This was contained in a statement entitled “EDO PDP WILL NOT SCAM ITS MEMBERS” signed by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Ogie Vasco and made available to newsmen in Benin.
The statement said that the party over the years, has an account where money is being paid into and wonder why a new account has to be opened for intending contestants to pay in their money for the purchase of their forms.
“The publication of an unknown account for the sale of forms into a private account over which Dr. Aziegbemi is superintending, amounts to fraud as we hereby put it on record that the Edo PDP State Working Committee would not defraud its members nor would it support such dubious acts.
” Edo PDP has a bank account which has been used for party activities in the past”, the statement said.
The statement also Bemoaned the sudden change of rules in the party which they said are meant to strangulate the party despite the fact that it is yet to recover from the major defeat it suffered in the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections in the state.
“The Peoples Democratic Party is founded on its constitution and SHALL abide by it in the conduct of its activities.
” It has come to the notice of Edo PDP State Working Committee, that a purported State Executive Committee meeting was held at the State Secretariat yesterday, 9″ May 2023.
“The said meeting was convened by the State Organizing Secretary at the instance of the State Chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi.
“It is needless to talk about its propriety or legality at this point, as we are keen on rebuilding our beloved Party from the effects of the general elections.
“The “closed door” meeting was used as a convention for prescribing new guidelines for the proposed Local Government Council elections.
” This attempt to change the rules in the middle of the game is a complete distortion of the PDP constitutional processes, as election guidelines MUST be released before nomination forms are sold to intending aspirants.
“Also, the new requirement that an aspirant MUST win his/her unit/ward is a misnomer, considering that, most aspirants have already obtained forms”, the statement explained.
Despite all the numerous challenges besetting the party, the State Working Committee members, said it their wish to see that the Edo PDP bounces back to its winning ways as a virile political party in the state
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