The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State loyal to the party’s candidate for last year’s governorship poll, Gen Jeremiah Useni , has set up a caretaker committee.
The splinter group was formed less than one week after the state Publicity Secretary of the party, John Akans, announced that the PDP national headquarters had approved the extension of the state executive led by Mr Yakubu Chocho pending a new election.
He said, “Chocho’s tenure as chairman of Plateau PDP elapsed on May 10, and they cannot continue to function in that office under any guise against Section 31,Sub-section 2 of the party’s constitution 2017 . But Akans dismissed the formation of the splinter group, insisting the Chocho exco remained the authentic PDP leadership in the state.
The development created tension at the party secretariat on Friday as police and thugs took over the building located along Yakubu Gowon Road in Jos.
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