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Mon Feb 22 2021
The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is divided over the local government elections in the state slated for May 15, 2021.
Daily Trust gathered that the authentic executive of the party in a statement by the party’s state Publicity Secretary, Abraham Catch, had challenged the composition of the existing Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) saying only a duly constituted electoral body could issue a date for the election.
But some PDP members under the umbrella of Kaduna PDP Restoration, kicked against the party’s position.
Chairman of the group, Honorable Imam Lawal, said the party’s publicity secretary’s statement was to mislead the public as it came from those who were allegedly not recognized under the “applicable laws” to run the party.
Major Yahaya Shinko (rtd) is the secretary of a faction of the PDP in Kaduna State, otherwise known as PDP Restoration Movement. In this interview with John Shiklam, he spoke about the grievances of his group and why the party might be heading towards disaster. Excepts:
As the secretary of a PDP faction in Kaduna state, what are the issues that led to the crack in the party?
There are several issues, but there are three most important ones. One is in respect of the list of ward executives of the party. After the ward congress in March 2020, a list was duly approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, which was released to all organs of the party in the state, through the National Working Committee (NWC) on April 24, 2020.