The group, PDP Youth in Action, made the appeal in a letter jointly signed by its leaders across the 44 local government areas of Kano State, addressed to the PDP National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, in Abuja.
The acknowledged copy of the letter that was also copied to the PDP Vice National Chairman, Northwest, and the INEC, was made available to The PUNCH in Kano.
Some of the leaders included Messrs Yusuf Sale of Ajingi, Umar Sehu of Albasu, Saminu Maikudi of Rogo, Abubakar Sani of Rimingado and Kabiru Dala Local Government Areas, respectively.
The youths said it was important for Atiku to intervene to resolve the crisis within the party before it would affect its fortune and his chances in 2023.
According to them, Kano, being the most populated state in the country, had become the centre of attraction by political gladiators, but the crisis within PDP had not allowed it to take advantage of the state.
The group said that for quite a long time, the PDP had found itself within the range of the crossfire of political bigwigs, selfish interests and ego culminating into the present woes bedeviling the progress of the party in the state.
The PDP-YIA said that the factional candidates circulating their pose with Atiku with each side claiming his endorsement, had thrown PDP members into confusion, brought the party to its knees and threatened the fortunes of the party in the state.
The organization said that until something was urgently done to address the problem, the party would suffer a serious setback in the state.
They said it was saddening that the Kano PDP was yet to put its house in order when most parts of the country were rooting for PDP as a solution.
They recalled that PDP in Kano state held two parallel congresses with one conducted by Shehu Wada Sagagi, a person said to be the Chairman of the PDP in the state and recognised by a law court that produced Muhammad Abacha.
They added that the other congress was led by a faction of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Aminu Wali, conducted by the electoral committee sent to conduct the congress from the national headquarters that produced Sadiq Wali as flagbearer.
“This development offends the Electoral Act 2022, PDP Constitution as well as the PDP guidelines and is a recipe to disaster on the party’s fortune in the event of continued litigation arising therefrom because each side is now battling for recognition,” PDP-YIA said.
The youth also recalled with concern that on May 29, the opposing candidates of the PDP circulated their pose with Abubakar with each side claiming his endorsement.
“Another development is the recent court judgment nullifying the delegates recognised by the party.
“This, the PDP family believe, is the handwork of enemies of the party and has also pose dangers to the party even after general election during the post-election matters”, the organization said.
The group said that the major problem encountered by PDP was the recognition of the Sagagi-led faction in Kano state by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following a suit filed by the National Working Committee, which was suspected to be orchestrated by a mole.
