The Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA has dissolved its executive committees in Niger, Ekiti, Plateau and Sokoto States over alleged incompetence and failure to field candidates, promote and sell its manifesto during last general elections.
The National Working Committee the party said its Niger State chapter was dissolved “after series of investigations which indicted the members for alleged gross misconduct, contrary to the party’s Article 12(2) a, b, c, d and refusal to appear before its disciplinary committee.”
The NWC also accused the sacked executives of “causing disaffection within the party and unruly behaviour to the leadership of the PPA.
Consequently, a 12-man caretaker committee has been appointed to take charge of the affected states, pending the conduct of a fresh congress.
PPA national chairman, Chief Peter Ameh, conveyed the dissolution in a letter to the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and obtained by journalists yesterday.
Ameh however said the action became necessary in order to strengthen and reposition the party for enhanced performance and vibrancy and improve her chances in future elections.
The letter was also copied to the Resident Electoral Commissioners of affected states, Commissioners of Police and Directors of State Security Services.
“Apart from the offences listed in their official letters, including gross misconduct, the affected states failed grossly to enhance the chances of the party at the last polls, where some of them failed to file in candidates for the election. We see such actions as high level of incompetence because there was enough time to prepare, promote, and sell the manifesto of the party to aspirants.
“They could not state clearly what distinguished our party from other political parties, including our commitment to fairness and due process in our party’s selection process and respect for internal party democracy,” Ameh said.
Speaking on the recently-concluded elections, he stated that the rat race between the two major political parties went a long way in affecting the electoral victories of other registered political parties.
