Out-of-favour members of the National
Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday night
begged President Goodluck Jonathan to reward them with political
appointments.
The eight members, expected to leave
office on Thursday, appealed to the President for appointments since
they had not completed their tenure as NWC members of the party.
They were elected at the party’s
national convention which was held in Abuja in March 2012 and they were
supposed to be in office for four years.
However, the report by the Independent
National Electoral Commission, which queried the way they emerged
through affirmation, was said to have been responsible for their being
asked to resign.
The affected NWC members are the Deputy
National Chairman, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja; National Organising Secretary,
Abubakar Mustapha; National Youth Leader, Alhaji Garba Chima; Acting
National Secretary, Solomon Onwe; Woman Leader, Kema Chikwe; National
Legal Adviser, Victor Kwom; National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh;
andthe party’s National Treasurer, Bala Kaoje.
The President was said to have told them
that their continued stay in office could be to the party’ disadvantage
in the future as some people were already planning to capitalise on the
report to challenge decisions taken by the affected officials in court.
At the Tuesday’ meeting, the President
was said to have asked them to comply with his directive before any
further discussion on their request.
A member of the NWC, who disclosed this
to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said he and his
colleagues did not know what would happen concerning their appeal to the
President.
He said the President refused to listen
to their pleas that their case, which is pending in court, be allowed to
be decided before leaving office.
“I think the mind of the President is made up. He insisted that we must resign first. We will comply,” he added.
Meanwhile, the party’s national mini convention has been slated for July 15, while the zonal congress would hold on July 13.
This decision was taken at the meeting
the G.84 members had with the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, who
is also the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, in
Abuja on Tuesday.
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