The Caretaker Committee Chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Markarfi, has warned
aspirants of the national chairmanship position of the party against inducing
delegates to the party’s national convention.
PDP delegates will converge in
Abuja on December 9 to choose their leader ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Makarfi warned that any of the
aspirants that bribed or induced delegates would be disqualified from
contesting at the convention.
The former Governor added that
any aspirant that violated the rules could still be disqualified on the day of
convention.
He gave the warning during the
peace accord signed by the aspirants at the party’s national secretariat in
Abuja on Tuesday.
Seven of the aspirants signed the
accord while one was absent.
They were Prof. Tunde Adeniran ,
Prince Uche Secondus, Chief Gbenga Daniel , Rashidi Ladoja, Prof. Taoheed
Adedoja , Dr . Raymond Dokpesi and Mr . Jimi Agbaje.
Chief Olabode George was not in
the meeting and was said to have secured the permission of the national
leadership of the party to sign the document on Thursday.
The accord read in part, “We will
support whoever emerges amongst us as the National Chairman of our great party
as long as the process is transparent, free and fair in accordance with the
provisions of the constitution of the party and guidelines of the elective
national convention.
“No aspirant shall leave the
party or encourage his or her supporters, promoters etc to do so, as a result
of the outcome of the national chairmanship election at the elective national
convention.
“Any breach of the 2015 zero
expenditure policy of the party, which prohibits the use of monetary inducement
including lodging of delegates and providing money for votes , shall not be
tolerated in the 2017 national elective convention and shall be grounds for
disqualification on or before the 9 th of December, 2017;
“Any aspirant / sponsor / supporter / financier, proven to have done anything
contrary to the agreements reached herein and in circumstances that suggest the
knowledge of the undersigned persons shall be disqualified from contesting the
national chairmanship election.
“Solemnly abide by and uphold the
tenets of this national chairmanship election according to which we hereby
voluntarily subscribe.”
Speaking before the peace accord,
Makarfi commended the aspirants for putting the party first, adding that their
resolve to sign the peace accord was a sign of greatness.
He assured the aspirants that the
party’s national leadership would remain neutral in the contest.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman
noted that the coming together of the aspirants to pledge their commitment to
the outcome of the convention would help put the records straight and “shame
our detractors.”
He added, “Our being here today
is a clear confirmation that what they (a section of the media ) have been
saying is wrong. You have resolved that whoever is crowned by God and elected
by the delegates will be acceptable to you.
“We didn’t suggest anything to
you. You met and showed it to us and all we did was thank you for
statesmanship. Even PDP has not done this before, not to talk of other parties
that are undemocratic.
“You have shown that whatever
happens, the overall interest of the party prevails. This is a sign of
greatness; an indication of good things to come.”
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