SAN FRANCISCO, September 30, (THEWILL) – The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned the organisers of a planned 20 million man march to drum support for the party’s candidates in the 2015 general election.
A statement issued on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Chief Olisa Metuh, maintained that the national leadership of the party had no relationship whatsoever with the organisers, whom it said, had no approval of the national secretariat for the planned rally.
The statement said: “Our attention has been drawn to unfounded rumours making the rounds in some sections of the media that the People’s Democratic Party National Secretariat is involved in plans to organise a 20 million-man march to drum up support for candidates of the party in the 2015 elections.
“In response to several inquiries from members of the party across the globe, we wish to state categorically that the PDP at the national level is not involved in any programme aimed at assembling that number of people in Abuja or any other part of Nigeria.
“For the avoidance of doubt, no organ of the party at whatever level has the mandate of the national secretariat to engage in any such activity.
“We therefore have no connection whatsoever with the group planning it.Persons or groups wishing to involve the PDP in any activity are advised to seek the approval of the appropriate organs of the party at various levels.”
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