The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has directed the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee to disband the convention planning committee headed by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
The BOT also asked the Markarfi-led Committee to shift the venue of party’s Convention from Port Harcourt to Abuja since the attempt to hold it in Rivers State has failed twice.
The directive was contained in a communique issued by the BoT after a marathon meeting in Abuja on Monday.
The communique was signed by BoT Chairman, Walid Jubrin.
It ordered the Makarfi caretaker committee to set up of a new planning committee to be approved by the National Executive Committee of the party.
The directives by the BoT were part of the conditions given by the faction led by the estranged National Chairman, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, for peace and reconciliation with the Makarfi committee before the last botched convention.
The BoT’s communique reads in part: “The next convention should be held in Abuja.
“To ensure a credible, transparent, free and fair convention, a new Convention Planning Committee should be constituted by the National Caretaker Committee and approved by NEC.”
The communique further stated that the BoT should facilitate fund raising for the running of the party and directed the reconciliation committee headed by a former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, to continue with its reconciliation efforts.
The meeting ended with the BoT passing a vote of confidence on the Makarfi-led caretaker committee.
It charged the committee to convene a meeting of the NEC, with the view to approving proposals designed to steer the party away from crisis.
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