The Peoples Democratic Party’s Acting National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus on Wednesdy disowned the statement credited to ABudullahi Jalo that the party had asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to speak up on the $2.1 billion arms scandal.
Jalo is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party.
Jalo had at a press briefing on Monday, called on Jonathan to respond to the claims by Dasuki that the money was shared on the directives of the former President.
12 prominent PDP chieftains, including a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, are standing trial for their role in the sharing of the money meant for arms procurement under the Jonathan administration.
Secondus at the party’s constitution amendment forum in Abuja, said Jalo spoke for himself and that his views did not represent the position of the PDP leadership.
He said, “Let me make it clear to you that Jalo was only expressing his personal opinion because his views did not represent the position of the party.
“There was no time we discussed at the National Executive Committee (NEC) that Jonathan should speak on the arms deal scandal. There was no time such a thing came up at the NEC. So, Jalo must be expressing his personal opinion.”
The chairman condemned the continued detention of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh and other party chieftains by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The party chair called on the EFCC to release Metuh immediately, saying his continued was against the rule of law and a breach of his fundamental human right.
SEcondus denied reports of his removal as the party’s Acting National Chairman, saying the PDP constitution recognised his present position in the absence of a substantive chair.
