The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has denied the allegation making the rounds that he intends to interfere in the Party's Bayelsa governorship primary election, adding that the allegation was an attempt to blackmail him.

An aide to Prince Secondus said her boss has grown taller above primordial sentiment as leveled against him by a group known as PDP South-South Youth Vanguard.

According to the aide, the National Chairman has proved himself to be a committed party leader who has contributed immensely to the building and sustainability of the PDP.

Secondus, she said, has an impeccable record of rebuilding the party from near ruins and led PDP to electoral victory in the 2019 general elections.

She noted with nostalgia, the unblemished record of the Secondus-led national executive in conducting a free, fair, credible and generally acceptable Presidential primary election that produced Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate in Port Harcourt

“The national chairman has proven himself to be above such irrational allegation put up by the so-called Youth Vanguard. It is a clear indication that the group is being sponsored by certain persons in Bayelsa PDP. They need to desist from such back stabbing and save the party from an embarrassing mess.

“Prince Secondus openly told all aspirants last week that himself or any leader of the party will not interfere in processes that will lead to the emergence of PDP governorship candidates in both Bayelsa and Kogi states.

“So, this allegation is unjust and an insult on the person of the National Chairman.

“Sponsored of this dastard move should stop hencewith and allow peace to reign in PDP. Every member in Bayelsa has the right to support any of the aspirants and all should be rest assured that the party leadership will remain impartial but conduct credible primaries that will be acceptable to all aspirants,” the aide said.

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