After 50 Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State have urged Governor Agbu Kefas to act immediately to rescue the party from total collapse as a matter of urgency.
This was stated in a petition that was seen on Monday that was dated July 4 and sent to the State party chairman and the governor.
The 50 chieftains including a serving Commissioner for Waste Management and Resource Innovation, Bernard Shonzon, the immediate past Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr David Ishaya, immediate past Chairman of the Local Government, Joseph Sanweri, other former Council Chairmen and Secretaries, former House of Assembly members, Commissioners and Councilors from the area who signed the petition accused Danladi Gwampo of a deliberate move to hijack the party in the area for his gains.
According to the stakeholders, Gwampo’s autocratic style resulted in the PDP losing a crucial House of Assembly seat to the opposition in the last election.
Part of the petition read, “There are individuals who are desirous to join our party, but Gwampo who hijacked the registration materials have vowed to stop them from registering as members of the party.
“Additionally, the party failed to secure a victory in a key House of Representatives by-election. Most strikingly, despite the over 90,000 registered voters in Yorro, the PDP managed to muster only about 15,000 votes for Governor Kefas in the last election and this has not happened before.
“Yorro has been a reference point for PDP winning streak in the local government areas in the northern zone, but we are losing out because of the leadership style of Gwampo.
“We want to call on Governor Kefas to intervene in the situation urgently. Gwampo’s actions have not only hurt the party’s performance but if not addressed the party’s prospects for the upcoming 2027 elections could be jeopardized.”
The stakeholders want the governor to order the ward chairmen and council chairman to admit new members so that the process is not taken over by one man.
This is even though they stated that going forward, party events ought to be held in the open rather than, as is now the case, at a private property.
