Aggrieved factions within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, formed a new political party in Abuja. The new party which held its first meeting on Tuesday is named Peoples Mega Party, PMP.
The new political group, PMP, unanimously adopted Perry Opara as its interim chairman.
The group is planning to approach the Independent National Electoral Commission for its registration, and will focus on youth in its membership drive, Mr. Opara said.
The party is said to have been formed by those working for aggrieved members of the PDP.
At the National Executive Council/national retreat held by the promoters of the new party, its Acting National Chairman, Opara told the delegates that the party’s mission was to provide a focused and patriotic body.
He said, “We tried to examine why the party lost, how to rebrand it and all that but unfortunately, all efforts were rebuffed.
“We went through the country to see who would represent us. We went to Alex Ekwueme and Sen. Ken Nnamani to lead us.
“At a stage, Ekwueme led a delegation to the national headquarters of the party to allow the North-East have a new chairman.
“For four hours, we couldn’t get any word from the NWC as words of commitment. We all left in anger and in dejection.”
He said the rift between the members of the PDP was the reason why the majority of the people in the new party left the former ruling party.
Opara said, “The major people in the party are former members of the PDP who are disenchanted with the high-level corruption, impunity and high-handedness in the PDP.”
Opara said members of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, were desirous of joining the new party.
