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As the leadership tussle rocking the Bayelsa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Intensifies, the Hon. Solomon Agwanana-led State Working Committee has described as an exercise in futility, the alleged dissolution of the State Working Committee by the Chief Dan Orbih-led South-South zonal faction of the party.
The Party in a statement by its spokesman, Ebiye Ogoli on Wednesday, maintained that Orbih lacked the powers to dissolve the state working committee and appoint a a caretaker committee.
The Statement read in parts: “Tenure of the former Zonal Executive Committee of the PDP elapsed on the 13th of March, 2025 and in order to avoid a vacuum, a Caretaker Committee was appointed and constituted by the National Working Committee (NWC) on the 13th March, 2025 and headed by Chief Emmanuel Ogidi to oversee the affairs of the Party pending the convocation of an Elective South South Zonal Congress of the Party.
“Additionally, the National Working Committee (NWC) had equally pronounced the factional Zonal PDP congress which was held in Calabar, Cross River State that produced Chief Dan Orbih and his ilk as unconstitutional and a nullity.
“We also place it on record that the Zonal EXCO of the Party even when it is properly constituted still lacks the constitutional powers to dissolve a State Working Committee of the Party.
“Similarly, the State High Court which sat in respect of the suspension slammed on Mr. George Turnah by the State EXCO of PDP is yet to determine the case brought before it and in which case Mr. George Turnah still remains suspended from membership of the PDP in Bayelsa State”.
