…Suswam: With What’s Going On, I May Leave PDP Soon

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

With the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) becoming seemingly intractable, a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has declared that he might soon dump the party if the situation was not resolved.

The ex-governor said there was a possibility he would dump the party, where he served as a two-term governor and senator for an alternative party.

Suswam’s comment followed PDP’s fresh conflict after Samuel Anyanwu was reinstated as the party’s national publicity secretary.

However, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party was not pleased with the development as the party’s leaders blasted the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, over Anyanwu’s reinstatement.

The NWC, in a statement released on Wednesday, accused Damagum of making statements and taking actions that undermined the party’s constitutionally recognised structures.

The development compounded PDP’s long-standing crisis, with party leaders divided.

Speaking on a television programme, Suswam said he was tired of the lingering crisis in the party.

Asked if he planned to leave the PDP, he said, “There’s a possibility that I will.”

He added that he could move to any alternative party, including “the Labour Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Kwankwaso is a colleague and a friend. So, there are lots of alternatives.

‘’There is a possibility that I will. There are so many alternatives. There is Labour Party, there’s Alliance for Democracy, there’s NNPP by Kwankwaso. ‘’ he stressed

Asked if he could join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Suswam said he does not rule out the ruling party, saying, “APC can be an alternative.”