After four hours of intense deliberation over the leadership tussle within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it's Board of Trustees (BoT) yesterday
A source at the meeting told LEADERSHIP that the governor complained about the reference made to him by the national chairman’s aide as a father Christmas bent on hijacking the party through a caretaker committee arrangement.
Addressing newsmen after the meeting, former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, said, “We resolved at the meeting to set up a committee that will look at the situation. The committee is made up of the governors, members of the BoT, members of the National Assembly, all the members of the National Working Committee, former governors, former ministers, so that they can wholistically resolve the problems.
Speaking also, former Senate President Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said “We all came together to addresses some issues and because of the urgency of the matter, we agreed to set up this committee urgently and within the next 48 to 72 hours, they will meet and at the end of that meeting, the country will see where the direction the party is going. The commitment of everybody to attend that meeting and subject themselves to the decision of that meeting shows the interest of everybody.
Addressing chairman of the BoT, Senator Walid Jibrin, described the meeting as coming at a crucial time because of the numerous problems in the party. “Please let us examine why many past National Chairmen did not complete their tenure successfully for example: Chief Audu Ogbeh, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo, Alh. Bamanga Tukur, Alh. Ahmed Mua’zu. Alh. Sheriff and now the Deputy National Chairmen resignation with a threat of dissolving the National Working Committee and dismissal of the National Chairman with strong expectation of the NWC members tendering their resignation.
Also, former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Murtakr Shagari has called for calm. He said “It is imperative that we put the interest of the party, our teaming supporters and that of the nation over and above personal interest.
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