The Board of Trustees (BOT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed support for the party's National Working Committee (NWC) to continue with the May 21 national convention in spite of all reservations.
Chief Ojo Maduekwe, the
newly elected Secretary of PDP BOT, made the position known in Abuja on Monday
while briefing newsmen on the resolutions of the committee's meeting.
Chief Ojo Maduekwe |
Maduekwe said that the
decision was made at the BOT’s meeting in Abuja on Monday with a view to make PDP
stronger.
"In spite of the
well-articulated reservations by well-respected and articulate elders and
members that the convention should not go ahead, the BOT has decided to support
the NWC that our national convention should hold on May 21.
"Secondly, that all
the grievances that have been well articulated by well-meaning elders and
interest groups would be clearly look into in the process of party
reconciliation to see how we can carry everybody along."
Maduekwe said that the
grievances to be looked into would be those that were aimed to make the party
stronger and not to pull it down.
He added that the party
would look into states that encountered problems in their congresses and make
amendment.
Maduekwe said that the
committee also resolved to urge the National Executive Committee to make a
resolution at the convention that the party's 2019 presidential candidate
should come from the north.
"Part of our
resolution is also that the review of the party constitution should be
suspended," he added.
Maduekwe said that the
party's mid-term convention had also been scheduled for 2018.
"When that happens
the position of chairmanship will automatically shift to the south in
accordance with PDP constitution."
Answering questions,
Prof. Jerry Gana, a member of the BOT, made clarification on an allegation that
he obtained N500 million from a bank in the name of the party.
Gana said that the money
was obtained from the bank by the Fund- Raising Committee for 2015 general
elections as the party was unable to finance its activities and the
fund-raising dinner.
He said that an account
was opened for the money of which the party financial secretary and treasurer
were signatories.
He said that the
expectation was that the party would pay back the loan from the generated fund.
Gana said that the matter
was already in court since the party refused to pay.
The Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) reports that Sen. Walid Jubrin was elected as the substantive chairman of
the BOT at the meeting. (NAN)
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