By Ben Ogbemudia
Senator Walid Jibrin, Chairman of the PDP, Board of Trustees on Thursday said the advisory body will soonest sit down with the National Chairman and the National Working Committee of the Party and come out with decisions that will make the party strongest.
The BoT Chairman who spoke at an emergency meeting of the body that also invited Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike at the National Secretariat of the Party said while the truth is bitter, they must cope with the bitterness by taking serious actions to handle the current situation.
“There is also the need to take firm stand to drastically reduce the action of court cases by aggrieved members but to always follow the procedure enshrined in the Constitution before referring any matter to a court of law.
Anyone that takes the party to court should be seriously disciplined.
“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 a strong expectation of the NWC members tendering their resignation.
” This BoT should therefore look at the reason of the abrupt end of past National Chairmen and the NWC tenures and take decision quickly.
In the light of the foregoing, it is very important, therefore, that the BoT being the conscious of the party must today come up with the necessary strategy for the election of the Party National Leadership based on a free and fair election that will produce credible and competent officers of our party.
The BoT is always ready to listen to any Group, Committee, or any Individual who has good intentions for the Party. Any Individual or Group who has a good contribution therefore will be nicely accommodated by the BOT provided that the intervention is aimed at promoting Peace and Unity in our great Party as against the APC’s great threat to Unity, Stability, and Security of the Nation.
At any other business (AOB) in today’s agenda, we will listen to such contributions from any Group or Individual.
In order to operate effectively as the conscious of the party, this meeting today should deliberate fully on the need to put our collective interest as true PDP members ahead of any personal interest against Unity and Stability of the Party. Making sure that new leaders emerge only through the free and fair elections at National Convention.
On his part, the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus said these are very critical issues, that the conscience of the party and another forum will look into.
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“My opinion is that anything contrary to the smooth running of our party, towards this 3 months that is remaining will not be good enough for our party.
Sacrifices have been made from the beginning when we came in and by the grace of God not without an error. Because anyone that has no error is perfect. But as human beings you are aware that the convention that took place in Port Harcourt was transparent, it is a convention that put the party together and it was smooth, free, fair and we went into that election in 2019.
I believe that all hands must be on deck because you are aware that the other party is falling apart and Nigerians are looking up to PDP to come out stronger and prepare themselves for 2023. And this by the grace of God we all are willing and I believe that the party will come out stronger from this situation and with strength,h we will match forward to 2023 to rescue Nigeria from the crisis APC has taken Nigeria into.
I believe that members of the BoT who have worked so hard from the beginning and now in collaboration with the NWC and governors forum will be able to chart a way forward, a way forward that will bring victory to our party
