Comrade Timothy Osadolor, the Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed strong disapproval of Senator Adolphus Wabara, the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, for his lavish praise of Abia Governor Alex Otti.
Osadolor believes that Wabara’s actions reflect a serious anti-party stance that justifies his expulsion from the party. He articulated his disappointment with both the youth and elder members of the PDP concerning Wabara’s ongoing admiration for the Labour Party Governor, asserting that the Abia chapter’s decision to suspend Wabara was appropriate.
Wabara was suspended last Tuesday due to his anti-party activities and once again lauded the Labour Party Governor on Sunday.
In October last year, the Abia chapter of PDP queried Wabara for endorsing Gov Otti with superlatives within five months of being in office.
Last Sunday, Wabara stated no one can suspend him from the party for commending good governance, insisting that he would continue to appreciate Governor Otti for his contributions to Abia development.
On Sunday, at the International Conference Center, Umuahia, during the 80th birthday celebration of former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Godswill Emelike Okoro, Wabara acknowledged the visible progress in the state under Governor Otti’s leadership, adding, “even a blind man can see what is happening in Abia!”
Wabara, who jokingly said that they might now move from suspending to expelling him for speaking the truth, added: “Before becoming a PDP card-carrying member, before becoming an NRC card-carrying member in this state, I, Adolphus Nduneweh Wabara, was first and foremost a citizen of Abia.”
He further said Otti, whom some political stakeholders had opposed, is leading the state’s recovery from years of misgovernance.
But Osadolor emphasised that with the special significance of the PDP Board of Trustees as the ‘conscience of the Party’, wabara’s praise-singing is further hurting PDP’s prospects in Abia state.
The PDP Deputy Youth Leader said: “At any fora, he should be the one who champions the cause of PDP and markets it but rather, it has become his stock in trade to praise Alex Otti who belongs to another party, to high heavens because of what he is gaining from Governor Otti, forgetting that his party has a major stake in Abia state.
“After all, before Otti came in during the last elections, Abia state had always been ruled by PDP since 1999, so, one wonder why the swan song for Gov Otti is coming from, if not for his own personal reasons.
“The man (Wabara) has lost locus to remain as chairman of PDP BoT, those who suspended him may as well expel him; he should not wait to be expelled or asked to leave, he should honourably leave now that he has found pleasure and gratuity in the works of Gov Alex Otti.
“As PDP BoT chairman, he was expected to be chairman in charge of the organ that is the conscience of the PDP, it is most unfortunate for him to be playing this role; it is an irresponsible act and the clear message that he has sent to the leadership and members of the PDP is that he doesn’t take his job too seriously.
“Nigerians know him for who he is; it is very unfortunate and at best, self-serving for him to do what he continues doing; even, members of the PDP BoT should summon Wabara, there is need to invite him to come and explain why he is doing things that bring us to public ridicule, with utterances that are so unbecoming.”