Senator Walid Jubril, incumbent Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees has told Newsmen on Monday that the BOT will on Wednesday August 3rd meet with aggrieved members of the party.
The aggrieved members of the party including Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike will meet with the party’s BOT members in a bid to reconcile all it’s members in preparation for the February 2023 General elections.
The meeting would be a follow-up to the meeting of the governors elected under the umbrella of the PDP. He further added that during the meeting, a reconciliation committee will be set up to look into the grievance of members.
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In his statement, the PDP Chieftain said, “I want to assure everyone that all plans are on ground to bring all members together as one and united as what is happening in the PDP can never be compared with the situation in the APC especially their plans in trying to bring religious issues of Muslim-Muslim president and vice president.
“I have also noted that some groups are coming up trying to solve the issues of Okowa as vice-president, the latest group include some former governors of the party and the current governors, some BoT members and elders, including Prof.
“Jerry Gana, the chief spokesman of the group, Governors Nyesom Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi, Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu as well as former governors Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, Ibrahim Idris among others. The aim of the group is to reconcile aggrieved members, especially Wike.”
The BOT Chairman further said “Interestingly, the BoT, the highest advisory body and the conscience of the party is meeting on Wednesday, August 3 to discuss the issues accordingly by coming up with strong recommendations with the special committee for the special reconciliation of aggrieved members, especially Governor Wike.
“After the BoT meeting, we will meet with Wike and all aggrieved members and all past presidential aspirants. It is my prayers as Chairman of BoT that the PDP will remain strongest and win all elections in 2023.”
Clarfirom recalls that the PDP’s presidential primaries and it’s outcome has left some of her members aggrieved. Amongst the aggrieved members are Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Governor Wike was amongst the top contenders but came second behind Atiku Abubakar. Atiku Abubakar went on to pick Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate against popular expectations that he was going to pick Wike.
