Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives are contemplating passing a vote of no confidence on their leadership over what they described as partisanship and favouritism in the appointments of members of the party into the standing committees of the House.
Sources among the aggrieved PDP lawmakers mainly from the South-west caucus said that they are up in arms against the leadership led by Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor, over the way the affairs of the caucus are being managed, alleging that the leaders are running a one man show and not consulting other members before taking important decision that affect them.
The lawmaker who wants to remain anonymous also accused the leadership of favouring PDP members from the South-south in the appointments made so far including the ongoing constitution of the membership of the standing committee of the House. They also accused some South-south governors of using money to influence the appointments of South-south members in the minority caucus to juicy House committee chairmanship positions to the detriment of members from other zones.
“We (PDP members from the South-west) are even contemplating pulling out of PDP if the leadership continues to marginalise us in the scheme of things, particularly in the composition of leadership of the committees…”
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