Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have fended off the renewed crisis that threatened to rip it apart few months to its national convention, resolving in Tuesday’s fence=mending meeting to retain the embattled National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus in office till October when a new national convention will be held.
The meeting called by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition party has now mandated the party boss to immediately summon a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), which will constitute the national convention planning committee as well as party offices zoning committee.
Apart from the presidency, the zoning committee will also decide the region to produce the next party chairman, which may determine whether Secondus can re=contest the position or not.
The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, who briefed journalists on these after the expanded party stakeholders meeting at the party national secretariat in Abuja, affirmed that the PDP has resolved to work as a united family.
He thanked party members for their support and Nigerians for holding out and waiting patiently for the resolution of the crisis.
Tambuwal stated: “The stakeholders of our great party, members of the BoT, members of the Governors Forum, members of the National Committee, former ministers, former governors, various stakeholders, former presiding officers of the National Assembly, we are very happy to announce that we have discussed all matters and we have resolved to work as a united family.
“This meeting has agreed that immediately the NEC of the party should be convened for the party to constitute the national convention planning committee and the early convention should be held latest before the end of October.
“Also, that the zoning committee for the party positions should also be constituted by the same National Executive Committee to be held immediately.
“So, we thank members of the party for holding out, for their support. We also thank well=meaning Nigerians who have been waiting patiently for the resolution of these issues.”
When asked who will summon the NEC, Tambuwal added: “The NEC of the party shall meet most likely next week and all the issues will be addressed, and that NEC will be convened by the Chairman of the party who is constitutionally endowed to do so.”
The PDP-GF gave further insight into the level of effort that led to the resolution of the leadership as according to a statement issued by its chairman after the meeting, there were extensive consultations with all major stakeholders in the party with a view to bringing all tendencies within the party together “in view of the urgent task facing the party as the only viable vehicle to checkmate the abysmally poor governance of the APC led Federal Government.”
The statement added: The meeting deliberated extensively on the issues thrown up and resolved as follows; That the Constitution, traditions and practices of the party should be strictly adhered to in finding solutions to any problems; that all parties should sheath their sword in the greater interest of the PDP and the need to RESCUE Nigeria from the avoidable National malaise and drift occasioned by the APC administration.
“That all processes leading to an early National Convention in October be immediately activated by relevant Party organs, especially National Executive Committee (NEC) and that the party should redouble efforts to provide a credible alternative leadership for Nigeria as it still remains the only hope for the Nigerian people for good governance.”
“We shall overcome and restore peace, security and development once again to Nigeria,” the statement.
Speaking before the meeting went into a closed session, the Governors Forum boss asked party supporters to disregard the rumour of more governors elected on the PDP platform will defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC) as he noted that the party has become non-existent.
He maintained: “You can see clearly that 13 over 13 of your governor’s your ambassadors are in this meeting, fully committed to not only resolving the issues at hand but also working assiduously towards delivering good governance in our respective states and moving our party forward.
“Speaking on behalf of my colleagues, we have resolved, we are committed to remaining in PDP. Disregard any rumour, every rumour that any of these distinguished leaders are going anywhere. We are in PDP, we are going to remain in PDP and by the grace of God who shall be working together to salvage Nigeria.
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