Mu’azu resigns as PDP chairman

… Secondus takes over

Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu on Wednesday resigned as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The embattled chairman in a letter he wrote to the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, noted that due to the party’s defeat in the March 28 presidential election, it has become important for him vacate his position as PDP chairman for peace to reign in the party.

He asked Secondus to take over as acting national chairman in line with the party’s constitution.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, who confirmed this to

journalists at the Wadata Plaza secretariat of the party, commended Muazu for

his services to the PDP and love for the nation.

He said, “I can confirm that we have received the resignation of the National

Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. I can confirm that the chairman, who had health

challenges, stayed on for the primaries, for the campaigns and the elections and

after consultations with his family, and in his personal interest, he had decided to

resign.

“This party commends him for his services to the party and for his love for the

nation. We wish him well. We will not forget him. In line with the constitution, the

Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, has taken charge of the affairs

of the party as acting national chairman of the party. The constitution does not

recognise a vacuum.”

Metuh said Secondus would be in charge pending when a replacement would be

appointed from the North-East.