The disagreement within the Peoples Democratic
Party came to a head Tuesday as some members of
the party teamed up with others in the All Progressive
Grand Alliance, APGA, and other parties to form a
new party.
The group, which held its maiden meeting in Abuja
Tuesday, unanimously adopted Chief Perry Opara as
the protem chairman of the proposed party which is
named Peoples Mega Party, PMP.
Chief Opara was an aide to former political adviser to
Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, who recently
filed a suit against the PDP and the then acting
national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and secured
a judgement ordering Secondus to vacate office as
acting chairman on ground that his acting role had
elapsed.
Addressing the meeting, Chief Opara said the
leadership crisis within the PDP which had impacted
negatively on its glory and future, had necessitated
the need for the Peoples Mega Party, PMP.
He explained: "The major people who are in the party
are former members of the PDP who are disenchanted
by the high level of corruption, high level of impunity
and high-handedness in the PDP.
''They have decided to form something very new and
they are of the opinion that they should hand over
the party to younger elements who are less corrupt
and who can fight for the interest of the people.
"It does not mean that it is only people from the PDP,
we have APGA chairmen from many states of Nigeria
identifying with the new party, people from Labour
Party, LP, and the Accord Party, AP.
''There are also disenchanted people from the APC
that feel that they want a new place and that is what
it is. Today marks the birth of this new party."
The proposed party adopted the picture of a human
being as its logo, while its slogan is: "Forward
Nigeria."
Chief Opara said the new organization would take the
next step to approach the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, for registration, adding
that when registered, the party would focus more of
its attention on recruiting the youths who constitute
about 54% of the country's population into it's fold.
The leader of the APGA faction that led its members
to the new party, Chief John Agbara, who addressed
NEC members, said: "After a wide consultation, we
have decided to collapse the structure of APGA to
PMP today. We are today full members of the PMP."
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