The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, yesterday at the federal capital territory inaugurated its Convention, Disciplinary and Reconciliation Committees as part of efforts aimed at repositioning the party ahead of the 2019 general elections.
While the Delta state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has been appointed as the Chairman of the Convention Committee, the duo of Alhaji Sule Lamido and Senator Abiodun Olujimi will work in the capacity of Deputy chairman and secretary respectively.
The Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike has been charged to head the reconciliation committee and he’s to work with the executive governor of Gombe state Ibrahim Dankwambo and Chief Tom Ikimi to re-unite and bring back all who has left the party due to some misunderstanding and leadership tussle which almost ground the party.
The Chairman National Caretaker Committee Senator Ahmed Makarfi during the inauguration charged members to go do their best in bringing back into party all those who left PDP for one reason or the other.
Makarfi while inaugurating the the committees said “Reconciliation is very important. We must reconcile and bring back all those who have held important positions in the past including past President, Vice President and others,”
Stressing further Makarfi said “the reconciliation is not restricted to post 2015 when some members quit the party following the defeat it suffered in the last general elections, the reconciliation goes as far back as possible. It is not an issue that has to do with the past one or two years,”
Meanwhile the Chairman of the convention committee Governor Okowa has pledged to conduct a successful convention which he described as the first place to showcase their strength.
According to Okowa, the non-elective convention will shake Nigeria as he urged members to get ready to work in the interest of the party.
