PDP begins conflict resolution; BoT convenes emergency meeting in Abuja   

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday convened an emergency meeting to deliberate on the means of reconciliation of the infighting in the party.

The Chairman of the PDP BOT, Senator Walid Jubrin, at the meeting held at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, emphasized that the meeting had become necessary for the reconciliation of the crisis in the party, especially, the resignation of seven national officers, and the need for the board to intervene. Jubril appealed to the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and the National Working Committee (NWC) to resolve the pending leadership crisis. He also urged PDP members to be fearless as they diagnose the challenges in the party.

Senator Jubrin had declared: “The APC government has failed the country, and this is not the time for the PDP to be engaging in in-house fighting.

“The PDP must put its house in order and prepare for its Congress to elect leaders ahead of the next general election, and we must put personal interests aside. It’s time for the party to wake up from slumber.”

The PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, appealed to the BOT to critically evaluate the issues to avoid jeopardizing the planned National Congress. Secondus also told the Board the PDP national congress, scheduled for December, will hold and the NWC will ensure smooth and peaceful transition from one NWC to another.

The chairman said that the NWC made efforts for resolution of the conflict with the national officers that resigned, urging them to change their decision, including meeting with them, but they refused to change their minds