JUST IN: PDP shuts down Twitter handle and disowns director new media, Nigerians react
– PDP has shut down it former Twitter handle and re-launched a new one
– The opposition party asked members of the public to disregard any tweet from it handle, @Pdpnigeria
– The party also disowned the director of new media
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shut down its former Twitter handle @Pdpnigeria and re-launched a new handle @officialpdpnig.
In a statement signed by head, publicity division for the national publicity secretary, Adm. Chinwe I. Nnorom, the party said the decision became necessary due to the frequent unauthorized and embarrassing tweets that emanate from the handle tweeted by the handlers claiming to represent the PDP.
Announcing the closure on behalf of the Ahmed Makarfi led national caretaker committee, Nnorom said: “Following these developments, the Party hereby informs all its members, supporters, friends, the Media and general public to ignore and disregard any tweet from the Handle @pdpnigeria forthwith.
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“In view of the above, the Party has immediately re-launched a new Handle,@officialpdpnig to form part of the Social Media Platform of our great Party for ease of communication, administration and control.
“In addition, the leadership has also frowned at the incessant and unauthorized statements that are being issued by some party members purported to have spoken for and on behalf of the party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). For the record, you may recall that the national publicity secretary on June 17, 2015 issued a statement titled: “PDP Disown group over unauthorized statements on Buhari”; and urged members nationwide to desist from making official statement(s)on behalf of the Party without authorization.”
The party also said it has no position of “Director of New Media” and did not appoint anybody for such position.
“Also, the PDP hereby states unequivocally that the position of Director of New Media is non-existent and alien to the PDP Establishment Manual, and has not appointed Prince Deji Adeyanju as the PDP Director of New Media.For emphasis, Social (new) Media is one of the Units in the Publicity Division of the Party and not a separate directorate, division or unit,” the statement read.
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The PDP said Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the national publicity secretary, is currently the chief spokesman and image-maker of the party, adding that nobody is allowed to issue official statement or speak for and on behalf of the party except authorized by the party hierarchy.
It added that it would not hesitate to take disciplinary measures accordingly against any member that flouts this directive.
Meanwhile, Makarfi said Adeyanju, has not been removed but the leadership of the party only had issues with some “far-reaching statements” distributed by him “without clearance.”
Recall that one Deji Adeyanju, claiming to be the director new media of the party, had issued statements on behalf of the party in the last one week challenging the APC-led government over its economic policies.
Some days back, he attacked the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun over claims that it will focus on two policies to remove Nigeria from recession – fiscal discipline & diversification.
Some Nigerians are not happy with the decision the PDP and have taken to social media to share their opinion.
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