Osita Chidoka, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain,
says governors have no control over the affairs of the party.
He said governors can only help in the management of crisis
and resolving issues in the party.
On October 30, the opposition party held its national
convention at Eagle Square in Abuja.
Prior to the exercise, a leadership crisis had rocked the
party, putting the convention and the party’s fortunes in jeopardy.
Speaking on the role the governors played in calming the
storm, Chidoka said there is no better group to salvage the party from the
crisis than the governors.
The former aviation minister spoke on Sunrise Daily, a
Channels Television programme, on Monday.
He said although governors are saddled with the “burden of
managing controversy” in the PDP, the power to oversee party affairs belongs to
the national working committee (NWC).
“The governors are
members of the party and its highest elected leaders. The burden of managing
the controversy that normally comes with human interaction, of managing the
tension in the party falls on the PDP governors,” he said.
“There is no better group of people to go to than the
governors when looking at the mechanism of democracy such as consensus, zoning,
and others.
“Will the governors control the party post-election? That is
where the issue comes in. The immediate answer would be a no. That will not
work because the governors, some of them are second term governors, some are
looking for nomination into the senate, to run for president or whatever, some
are seeking reelection.
“And the NWC will make sure there is a level playing field
for everybody contesting against governors.
“So, as much as the
governors are critical in managing the tension in PDP, the national working
committee now represents all shades of opinions in the PDP.
“That means a certain balancing act has to continue to
happen to keep all interest groups accommodated in the party.”
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