S-East: Ex- Abia commissioner, Ubani speaks on punishment of erring PDP members

By Chinedu Emeruwa Chinedu, Abia

The former commissioner for Information and state orientation in Abia State, Don Ubani has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the country against unhealthy decisions capable of undermining its electoral prospects.

Mr Ubani in a statement issued on Saturday said, “The national executive committee of PDP is thinking of punishing any members who worked against the party in 2023; it would start with those who worked against the zoning policy of the party.

He believed that the alleged move by the leadership of the party to unleash its sledgehammer on members who worked against the party in the 2023 elections will end up in recriminations and ridicule.

Ubani, a founding PDP member in Abia state, insisted that the leadership must make concerted effort to reconcile and reunite party members, including those who left the former ruling party in Abia state out of substantial perception of injustice.

“It is not only in the presidential election that some highly placed members of PDP worked against the party. In tiers of the 2023 general election, it was evident that some very prominent members of the board of trustees (BoT) of PDP openly canvassed against the party’s house of representatives candidate in their federal constituency. The records are clear.

“Who amongst members of the national working committee of PDP, national executive committee or board of trustees would preside over any committee that would investigate accusations of sabotage against the PDP member(s),”Mr Ubani queried.

He continued: “In a situation where every member is culpable, it will be very ridicule and, of course, shameful setting up any committee with the aim of indicting any other members.

“As long as 2023 general election was concerned, more than 95 percent of PDP leaders lived in glass houses and, so, it would be preposterous making any attempt to throw stones. The damages would be collateral.

“The party should be honest and bold enough to say the 2027 presidential ticket of the party will be zoned to the south but with specification on southeast zone. For goodness sake, except Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has vowed to remain a dog in the manger, he should realize that the odds against him will always overwhelm his presidential ambition, even beyond 2031,”the former commissioner submitted.