He talked particularly about rumours going around that former chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu and former chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih were forced to resign their positions on Wednesday.
Secondus also confirmed that the remaining 11 members of the National Working Committee of the party will remain and not leave.
He described the resignation of both elder statesmen on the same day as just coincidental and nothing more.
Secondus was speaking with the state house correspondents yesterday after meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Secondus’s comment goes against the background of the PDP, who have been handling an internal crisis since the loss against the All Progressive Congress at the national elections.
Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose and Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had been demanding Mu’azu’s resignation and now want the remaining members of the NWC to follow Mu‘azu out. Secondus said there was no basis for that given that the NWC officers’ stay in office was tenured.
Secondus said: “You know that is not right, it is unconstitutional, because the chairman did that voluntarily, and the BoT Chairman also did that voluntarily. Some of the others have tenures, at the end of our tenure if we are re-elected, fine, if not that is the right thing to do. There is no reason for us to resign because we have worked hard.”
Secondus then explained that his visit to the Presidential Villa was just to interact with Goodluck Jonathan on ways and strategies to re-invent the party.
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