The Peoples Democratic Party might be yet in another fresh crisis after some of its national officers have called on the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the Acting Chairman, Board of Trustees, Haliru Mohammed and others to step down with immediate effect.

 

The statement was made on Monday in Abuja. 

 

According to a report by Punch, the officers are believed to have taken the decision following corruption charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against Metuh and others.  While Mohammed has been released on bail, Metuh is currently being remanded at Kuje Prisons on court orders.

 

The report further revealed that the statement requesting the officers to step down was signed by the Deputy National Youth Leader, Dennis Alonge-Niyi; Deputy National Legal Adviser,  Bashir Maidugu; Deputy National Organising Secretary,  Okey Nnaedozie; and Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo.

 

These officers also called on the party’s Acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus to revert to his position as Deputy National Chairman and allow the party’s caucus from the North-East to produce the substantive chairman as ordered by an Abuja high court.