'' Like I said at the beginning of our conversation, PDP had structures which were defined by the party’s constitution. From the caucus to the Board of Trustees, to the National Executive Committee, the National Working Committee down the line, to the various state chapters, including the local government and state chapters, every organ’s role is clearly defined.
So, whatever the party does, it has a way of communicating these decisions down the line, or also getting inputs from the grassroots up to the national secretariat.
From 2008 up- wards, we insisted that there should be devolution of authority and that nothing should come to the secretariat until it goes through the official channel; from the ward level to the local government level, up to the state to the zone before reaching the national level.
For example if somebody commits an offence, he will be punished at the ward level. There are also various committees, some of them ad hoc and some of them standing, dealing with either disciplinary matters, funding etc. But you know when a political party becomes so strong, the internal struggle becomes more intense. This is one of the challenges that the party is facing. But all the same, like I said, this is the kind of issues that we will discuss and find solutions to as a party.
- Professor Rufai Ahmed Alkali, the immediate past Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
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