Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Advocates for Peace and Justice has thrown its weight behind the dissolution of the Aniekan Akpan–led executive committee of the party in Akwa Ibom, describing the action of the National Executive Committee (NEC) as constitutional and necessary to restore discipline. In a strongly worded statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Tom FredFish, the group said the Akpan-led exco left the party “in shambles,” presiding over “mass defections, endless division, and the unprecedented exit of a sitting governor in the party’s history.”They maintained that the NEC and National Working Committee (NWC) acted within their constitutional powers to dissolve the state exco, stressing that the appointment of Hon. Igwat Umoren as caretaker chairman was a “rescue mission” aimed at rebuilding confidence among party members. “The caretaker team is here to clean up the mess, restore discipline, and rebuild goodwill. Only enemies of progress would oppose such a move,” the statement read.