Edo PDP State Secretary insists on membership registration in line with NWC’s directives

The Secretary of Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hilarious Otsu, has declared that registration of party members must be done in line with the directives handed down by National Working Committee (NWC).

Otsu’s insistence is coming on the heels of alleged plot by some forces to hijack the process in a bid to assume total control of the structure that will produce the delegates who will elect the party’s gubernatorial standard bearer for next year’s election.

THE CONCLAVE reports that the finger has been pointed at the State Chairman of the party, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, who allegedly recently consummated indiscriminate and inordinate tendencies to factionalise and exacerbate the crisis inflicted by him and his cohorts on the Party.

In a release by Otsu, he restated the 0ricedures already announced by the NWC for the registration.

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Read the release: “For all intents and purposes, all Edo PDP members and faithful should kindly note the following:

“1. The registration exercise, as directed by the National Working Committee, is one that MUST be carried out by the Ward Chairman and Secretary at the Ward Secretariat, and not by a “Committee” of individuals appointed by Government. The Party is supreme and ti is not the responsibility of Government to dictate to our Great Party on issues such as membership. Therefore, all tenets of our Party constitution wil be followed to the letter.

“2. The State Organising Secretary has his job wel cut out and as stated by the Chairman, ni Section 39 (Section 1a, d), to “initiate programs for mobilisation” but does not include Administration of the Party. This means administrative duties, including but not limited to dealing with correspondences, accounting and registers, etc, are al vested in the office of the Secretary. For the avoidance of doubt, relevant sections of our constitution describe the duties of every Working Committee member from National to Ward, mutatis mutandis.

“3. Al intending registrants should proceed to their Ward secretariats to exercise their rights to register as members of our great Party, without fear or favour, and to disregard any instructions by disgruntled Party leaders or government officials, aimed at illegal duplication of our registers. The party has valid existing registers. Members should please note that we have not officially requested for new registers
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“4. On my honour, I swore to uphold the constitution of our Party on March 15th 2020, and no amount of subterfuge wil lead me to abandon the teeming and loyal members of Edo State PDP. Iwil not perpetrate any acts that can/ will cause confusion in our Party. It iscommon knowledge that the actions and inactions of the hitherto suspended State Chairman have misguided the State Goverment ni taking regrettable decisions over the years.

“Edo State PDP, on Party supremacy we stand.”

Hillary Otsu
State Secretary
PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, EDO STATE
STATE SECRETARIAT
5 Akpakpava Road,
Benin City, Edo State.