The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, has accused some party leaders, including members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of complicity in the ongoing crisis in the party.
Mr Damagun made the allegation in his opening remarks on Wednesday during the 78th BoT meeting of the party in Abuja.
He cautioned fellow leaders against actions capable of undermining the forthcoming zonal congresses.
Mr Damagum said: “I want to say this with the highest sense of responsibility, part of this crisis that you see today within the NWC, is propelled by our leaders who are supposed to unite us.
“And as the conscience of this party, some of us are also complicit. We should look inwards, and search our conscience. This party is dear to all of us, it is the only thing we have.
“It’s very unfortunate, I would say it the way it is, where people are called, we all know the working of NWC, some of you here have been NWC members.
“I’ll be sitting down at the chairman only to see my members called by certain leaders to visit certain places, without my knowledge.
“Each one of you, if you are the chairman, will find it difficult. And I want to use this opportunity to caution us, caution our leaders.
“You may have ambition, but you don’t ride on a dead horse to reach your destination. If you create a crisis simply to further your ambition, you may get what you want, but your dream will not be realized, because, by that time, you have injured the horse you are going to ride to that destination.”
