Amid recent defections and deepening internal rifts, a former Senate President, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is also the chairman of the reconciliation committee set up by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed hope that the committee will meet the expectations.
The committee was set up during a meeting by PDP governors and other leaders of the party on Sunday night to reconcile aggrieved members of the party ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on May 27.
“I just left a meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum, attended by its serving and former governors, at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge. We had a fruitful deliberation on the party’s present challenges and its future.
“As part of the decisions taken to chart a way forward, the meeting set up a seven-man committee charged with preparing for a rancour-free NEC meeting scheduled for May 27 and the forthcoming national convention.
“We hope to do our best in delivering on the assignment given to us,” Saraki said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday night, shortly after the crucial meeting.
Other members of the committee are Governor Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Governor Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), and Governor Peter Mba (Enugu).
Other members are Senate Seriake Dickson, Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, and a former governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu.
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The meeting came amid the PDP’s recent grappling with a wave of defections and leadership tussles following its performance in the 2023 general elections.
The situation was heated by the recent defection of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and other state officials to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Three Kebbi senators — Adamu Aliero (Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (North), and Garba Maidoki (South) — also recently joined the APC after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
The Sunday night meeting, held at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, was convened by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed.
In attendance were several governors, including Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Mutfwang, Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Mbah (Enugu).
Also present were notable figures like the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who declined to speak with journalists, along with former governors Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Achike Udenwa (Imo), Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun), Ikpeazu (Abia), and Dickson (Bayelsa).
The Acting PDP National Chairman, Umar Damagun, a former caretaker committee chairman, Ahmed Makarfi, and members of the party’s National Working Committee were also in attendance.
Source: Channels TV
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