Steer clear of our affairs, PDP warns Tinubu

THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Tinubu, to steer clear of PDP’s internal affairs and “focus on salvaging his fast crumbling political empire.”

“PDP is angry at the tendency of Tinubu to constantly comment on issues that are internal to the ruling party,” the party said.

Reacting to the criticism of the formation of the PDP Governors Forum (PDPGF) by the former Lagos State governor, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, in a statement issued in Abuja, questioned the motive of Senator Tinubu in the alleged disparaging comments he made against the emergence of the PDPGF.

PDP observed that the ACN’s  remarks went against the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of association.
It said: “Since the inception of the current democratic dispensation, governors have had several groups where they meet to aggregate their common interests. We have governors of the ACN always meeting.
“We also have groups like the Northern Governors Forum, SouthEast Governors Forum, South South Governors Forum and so on. What is the idea behind Tinubu’s attack on the PDPGF? It goes to show the absence of democratic tenets in him for him to attempt to prevent Nigerian citizens from associating with one another.”


The PDP also questioned the democratic credentials of Senator Tinubu, saying, “his dictatorial tendencies and his nepotistic disposition are responsible for the intractable crisis within the ACN.”

The ruling party added: “Senator Tinubu is the least qualified to question any meeting of like minds where decisions are taken based on sound debates and objective reasoning. He is used to ruling a small association on impulse where his word is law. He cannot, therefore, offer any useful advice on how a mega democratic association like the PDP should be organised.”