PDP announces closure of its twitter handle, @pdpnigeria, launches new handle
Below
is a press statement signed by PDP's head of publicity, Chinwe Nnorom
announcing the closure of PDP's Official Twitter Handle @pdpnigeria And
Re-Launch of a New Handle, @officialpdpnig. Read the statement below:
I am directed by the
Leadership of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by H. E.
Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, CON, to announce the immediate closure of the
Party's Official Twitter Handle, @pdpnigeria and re-launch of another handle
for effective use and control. The New Handle is
@officialpdpnig henceforth.
This Decision has once again become necessary
due to the frequent unauthorized, and most times embarrassing tweets that
emanate from the Handle tweeted by the Handlers claiming to represent the PDP.
You will recall that the Party had in the past, announced the Shutdown of the
Handle on two occasions when hackers manipulated it to embarrass the
Party.
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.
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.
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.
For clarification, the National Publicity
Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye is currently the Chief Spokesman and Image-maker
of our Party in line with the PDP Constitution. Consequently, nobody is allowed
to issue official statement or speak for and on behalf of the Party except
authorized by the Party hierarchy to do so. The Leadership warns that it will
not hesitate to take disciplinary measures accordingly against any member that
flouts this directive.
However, the Leadership welcome members and
supporters who may wish to speak in their official or personal capacities to do
so,but in tune with the Party’s rules of engagement and interest on the subject
matter under discourse to avoid speaking at variance with the Party.
Finally, the Party calls on all our members
nationwide to unite and work together with the National Caretaker Committee in
their quest to achieve harmony, rebrand, rebuild and revitalize the vision,
mission and ideals of our founding fathers.
Signed: Adm. Chinwe I. Nnorom
PDP Head, Publicity Division
For: National Publicity Secretary
PDP Head, Publicity Division
For: National Publicity Secretary
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