Speaking on a national television, Ohuabunwa described the PDP’s internal divisions as self-inflicted, saying they stemmed from a persistent disregard for the party’s founding rules.

He said, “We got to this point for no other reason than disobedience to our own constitution. If we had kept to our laws and obeyed our own rules, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Unfortunately, we have refused to learn our lessons.”

The former senator, who now leads a parallel PDP BoT, said his faction was formed to “recover and reconcile the party,” which, he claimed, had lost its moral compass.

He stated, “Those of us who are true PDP members, who have remained committed since day one, decided to let Nigerians know what has really happened.

“The PDP was in power for 16 years, and when we lost in 2015, we set up the Ekweremadu Committee to find out what went wrong.

“That committee made recommendations that have never seen the light of day. We continued behaving as if we were still in power, and since then, the same mistakes have repeated themselves in 2019 and 2023.”

Ohuabunwa said most of the crises within the PDP were driven by personal ambition and greed, accusing some members of treating the party merely as a vehicle for their presidential aspirations.

He added that, unlike those who defect whenever things do not go their way, he and others had remained steadfast and loyal.

Ohuabunwa also criticised the handling of the party’s leadership succession following the resignation of former National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, describing it as a violation of the PDP’s zoning principle.

Rejecting claims that his factional BoT was illegitimate, Ohuabunwa said his group acted in accordance with the PDP constitution after the existing BoT became “complicit and partisan”.

The former lawmaker said his faction’s mission was to restore discipline, unity, and respect for the constitution within the PDP.

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When asked about the recognition of the Umar Damagum-led faction by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Ohuabunwa dismissed it as a misunderstanding.

Ohuabunwa maintained that the creation of his faction was both constitutional and necessary to rescue the PDP from further decline.

Source: Punch