Aspirants for the office of the National Chairmanship of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday signed a peace accord ahead of the December 9 2017 convention for prevention of violence and acceptance of election results.
The aspirants in presence of the party’s national caretaker committee chairman , Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, National Secretary, High Ben Obi, CON, National Organizing Secretary, Senator Abdul Ningi, National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, National Treasurer and Financial Secretary, Senator Odion Ogbesia, National Women Leader, Hajiya Adodo Yusuf and other party leaders at the party’s Wadata house secretariat signed to make the convention peaceful irrespective of whoever emerge as the party’s chairman.
The accord was signed in the presence of the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, National Secretary, High Ben Obi, CON, National Organizing Secretary, Senator Abdul Ningi, National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, National Treasurer and Financial Secretary, Senator Odion Ogbesia, National Women Leader, Hajiya Adodo Yusuf and other party leaders and supporters of the aspirants at the Party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.
The Party’s leader Senator Ahmed Makarfi during the signing ceremony, re-emphasized the commitment of the National Caretaker Committee to maintain the zoning arrangements according to the resolutions of the May 21st 2016 National Convention which zoned the party’s Presidential ticket to the North and the National Chairman to the South.
Makarfi while addressing the aspirants said his committees had earlier met with all aspirants and has resolved to work as one family, saying that the unnecessary social media messages against some aspirants are propagated by some people to sow seeds of discord amongst the aspirants and condemned it in strong terms.
