The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, has blamed the crisis in the party on the handiwork of “some political merchants”.
Chief Nwobu who disclosed this at a news briefing at the party Secretariat in Awka on Thursday, said the plot was designed to stop the party from fielding candidate in the Nov. 6 governorship poll in the state.
Recalled that the Court of Appeal on July 30 voided the judgment of the Abuja High Court, which sacked the executive committee of PDP in Anambra.
The appellate court upheld the separate appeals brought by the party and one Uchenna Obiora, respectively and held that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the suit.
Nwobu said the Court of Appeal’s judgment put to rest the leadership crisis in Anambra PDP.
He commended the judiciary for saving the party from detractors, saying the party had become more united and determined to pursue the election with greater vigour.
According to him, you will agree with me that our party has been passing through turbulent times in Anambra.
“This is occasioned by some disgruntled elements, whose stock in trade is political merchandising. These paid agents’ efforts are geared towards truncating the efforts of PDP to actualise power in the state”.
He said the party was now united and would do everything possible to achieve victory for its candidate at the polls.
The PDP chieftain, who further spoke on the gale of defections hitting PDP in the state, said the party would do everything possible to ensure that genuine members remained in the party.
While describing the crisis rocking the national leadership as “domestic misunderstanding, which would be resolved without a major crack in the party, Mr. Nwobu, however, threatened that appropriate sanctions would be taken against unrepentant mischief makers.