Governor in the Peoples Democratic Party have decided to ignore the announcement by the National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, that its national convention has been cancelled.
A governor told newsmen that a former Governor of Kaduna, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi as the party’s caretaker national chairman and that they are going ahead with the convention.
He added that Senator Ben Obi was named the national secretary of the party.
A faction of the party led by a former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, had earlier held its briefing in Abuja.
Our source added that the leadership which comprised of PDP governors and other eminent members of PDP agreed to name an interim committee to replace the National Working Committee, pending the election of new NWC members.
Another source present at the high-powered meeting that was convened at the office of Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt said members resolved to make Mr. Markafi the chairman of the caretaker committee while Mr. Obi would function as secretary of the party.
“Governor Fayose said Sheriff should leave for a new caretaker chairman to take over, but Governor Wike said Sheriff should not be disgraced out of office just like that that they should let him be chairman of the caretaker. The governors rejected Mr. Wike’s suggestion,” the source said.
The source said there will be representatives of the six geopolitical zones in the caretaker committee, too.
“Sheriff was not happy with the development. In fact, he had to storm out of the venue of the meeting, angrily,” the source said.
He said the meeting was attended by most of the party’s serving and former governors, senators and honourable members as well as some members of the board of trustees. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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