By Alade Adisa
The National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, fixed for Thursday this week is generating anxiety among party leaders and members.
The main reason, according to findings by New Daily Prime, is that the turnout may be too low.
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The reason for the anticipated poor attendance is because members that would have attended have left the party in droves.
The meeting will be the 100th NEC meeting of the party and it is expected to be attended by members of the National Working Committee led by the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, state governors, members of the National Assembly, as well as former Presidents, former Vice President, former leaders of the National Assembly produced by the party among others.
However, the gale of defection of party leaders to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has depleted the rank of those that should attend.
Only a few days ago, two senators elected on the banner of the party defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking on the matter, the State Public Relations Officer of Ekiti State PDP, Mr Jackson Adebayo, said those who have left would not attend, and that turnout may not be impressive because of internal wranglings in the party.
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“It is just unfortunate what has become of a vibrant party. A party that ruled this country for 16 years. Apart from those that have left for the ADC, some are probably waiting to see whether the party would be able to get over those troubling issues.
“We just need to get our acts right. There is nothing that has a beginning that does not have an end one day all these issues would be resolved,” he stated.
