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| Rt. Hon George Daika |
B.R.E.A.K.IN.G : Daika faults Useni on NWC of the PDP, says
Sango was never exonerated
By Lovins Yakubu
November 16, 2019
The former Speaker Plateau
State House of Assembly, former member House of Representatives, former
governorship aspirant and a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rt.
Hon. George Daika has faulted the submission of Gen. J.T Useni on the decision
of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Hon. DT Sango, the
embattled chairman of the party, Plateau state chapter and his deputy, Hon.
Amos Gombi. Hon. Daika reacted on the issue this afternoon when he spoke to African Drum in Jos.
Recalled
that Useni conveyed a stakeholders meeting at his campaign office along Dogon
Karfe Jos North, on Friday where he briefed them on a purported meeting held
between party stalwarts from the state and the NWC on the recommendations of the David Mark committee and resolutions arrived at during
the meeting.
Sango
and his deputy were accused of misappropriation of funds of the party (running
into billions of naira) immediately after the 2019 general elections. The
allegation reached its apogee when 16 members of the party in the state
petitioned the national office of the party over the allegations leveled
against the duo
.
The
situation led to the suspension of Sango and sacking of his deputy from office
and constitution of a committee by the party at the national level led by David
Mark, the former Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to look into the
issues raised in the petition. Another committee was further set up, led by
Hon. Dakas Shan, the national vice chairman, North/Central Zone of the party to
oversee the affairs of the party in the state pending the outcome of the Mark’s
committee.
However, briefing some members of the party on Friday, Useni said
he was doing so in his capacity as the leader of the party in the state as
bestowed on him by the NWC. Continuing, he said that the NWC clearly stated
that the David Mark committee did not find Sango and Gombi guilty of all
allegations contained in the petition and have therefore, been cleared of any
wrong doing. He said that consequent
upon the recommendations of the committee which is also on the way forward, the
petitioners were asked to withdraw their petition and tender an apology in
writing addressed to the national Secretariat of the party. According to Useni,
the national Secretariat would in turn officially write Sango exonerating him
of all allegations stressing that it is on the basis of all these that Sango
would in turn resign and hand over to his deputy, Amos Gombi who would serve as
Chairman of the party in the state in acting capacity until the party congresses in the state in March 2020.
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| Gen. J.T Useni (m) flanked by Hon. D.T Sango (L) and Hon. Dalok, (Useni's running mate in the last governorship election in the state}, during the briefing on Friday |
However, Daika, in his reaction said that Useni’s briefing was not
a true reflection of the outcome of that meeting where he said he was also in
attendance. According to the former lawmaker, “This does not reflect the true
situation at the meeting with the National Central Working Committee. Nothing
like Exonerating Sango and Gombi of all the Allegations. Sango pleaded to be exonerated of the
Financial Allegations by NWC before he could tender his resignation. The
national Chairman, Uche Secondus,
accepted in order to pave way for Peaceful resolution of the crisis but
emphasized that "A Tree cannot make a Forest" for the fact that over
80% of Plateau State PDP EXCO, SEC, and Party Faithfull have lost confidence in
his Leadership, he has to throw-in the towel and honorably Resign within 7days,
while the EXCO members that wrote the
petitioned against Sango should equally write a formal Letter of withdrawal. There wasn't anything like "tendering
Apology to Sango. Secondus cautioned both Parties of risking being Sanction if
any of them fails to meet up with the 7days ultimatum. Sango is not the one to
hand over to Gombi. He was asked to liaise with the Organising Secretary for
briefings on the handing-over procedure in line with the Constitutional
requirement of filling all vacant offices of the party.
Speaking
further, he said the suspension of Gombi and removal was never discussed at the
meeting. “Gombi's suspension and subsequent removal was not tabled nor
discussed by the NWC and never formed part of the terms of preference or issues
before the His Excellency, Sen. David Mark's Committee.
“As
such, going by the Party's Constitution, (as expressed by Secondus), Gombi
takes over pending when the Northern Zone comes up with Sango's replacement for
the office of the state Chairman. Gombi's case is within the preview of the
State Exco and SEC as entrenched in the party's Constitution”, he said.
On
the leadership of the party in the state, Daika said, “On the Acclaimed
Leadership Assumption by Sen. J. T. Useni, the party's gubernatorial candidate
in the just concluded, 2019 General Elections, is temporarily pending the
outcome of the case at its last Bus stop which is the Supreme Court.
“I
guess such position was only maintained for his age and to pacify him. Of note
is that the decision of making the Party Gubernatorial Candidates Leaders of
their respective states was purposely for the states without Sitting Governors
for the particular purpose of the Elections.
“This
also depends on the peculiarity of the state involved, eg in Kaduna state, our
good brother and friend Hon. Hashiru couldn't have been the Leader of the party
whereas former, Vice President, His Excellency, Namadi Sambo was there”, said
Daika.
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