PDP Members Facing Corruption Charges Banned From Contesting in The Party's Leadership

Due to the ongoing anti-corruption fight,many personels have been charged with certain corruption charges,Those facing the corruption charges are mostly from the Peoples Democratic Party,who managed the past administration and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has banned
its
members facing corruption charges in various
courts from contesting for positions in the
National Working Committee of the party.
The Party’s national convention is coming up in
Port Harcourt in Rivers state in May 21 and this
will provide an avenue for election of members
into the working committee.
Some of the members of the party who have
appeared in court and charged by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission include the
former minister of interior, Comrade Abba Moro;
Chief Olisa Metuh; the former governor of
Jigawa state, Sule Lamido; the former governor
of Imo state Ikedi Ohakim; the chairman of
Africa Independent Television, Chief Raymond
Dokpesi and Haliru Bello Mohammed who is a
former acting chairman of the PDP.
There are also some members of the party who
have been accused by the EFCC but have not
appeared in court yet.
An official of the party who spoke on the
condition of anonymity said the party was
gearing towards repositioning it ahead of the
2019 general election and was looking for
candidates with integrity to fill positions.
He said this was why Metuh who is the
spokesperson of the party announced that he
would not contest for any position at the
convention.
Metuh is facing trial over his involvement in the
disbursement of $2.1 billion by the office of the
national security adviser during the
administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
Part of Metuh’s statement read: “I wish to state
publicly that I have no ambitions to continue as a
member of the National Working Committee after
the expiration of my current tenure as the
national publicity secretary, a decision that is
enjoying the support of my family.
“I therefore with every sense of responsibility
confirm to all members of our great party, that I
will not run for any position whatsoever, in the
forthcoming national convention, irrespective of
which office may be zoned to the South-east for
that matter.
“What is paramount in my mind, at this point, is
to continue to lift the image of our great party
during the remaining part of my tenure as the
image maker of the PDP, a position which, by
the grace of God, I have been able to dutifully
deliver to the best of my ability, despite daunting
challenges.
Meanwhile, the PDP is struggling to keep the
house united following a warning issued by some
members of the party over the zoning of the
party’s chairmanship position .
The party announced earlier ahead of its
convention that key positions of the party’s
candidacy have been zoned with the north
expected to produce the presidency and the
south east to take the vice.