Atiku reacts to PDP NEC meeting outcome after being defeated by Wike
Atiku Abubakar, the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, has described the decisions reached at the end of the 98th Meeting of the National Executive Committee
Atiku reacts to PDP NEC meeting outcome after being defeated by Wike
Atiku Abubakar, the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, has described the decisions reached at the end of the 98th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as political maturity.
Sources privileged to the statement, said the former vice president posted it on a WhatsApp group.
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He wrote: “PDP is NOT finished. PDP has shown political maturity and leadership. The Ag. Chairman has been acting for almost one year. It was a Consensus to replace the Ag. Chairman with a nominee from North Central. They have been given three months to put their house in order and bring a candidate. ~Alhaji Atiku Abubakar”
News Week Nigeria had earlier reported that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has continued to maintain an upper hand in the leadership crisis plaguing the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a meeting of the national caucus of the party, last night, did his bidding by asking the acting National Chairman, Illya Umar Damagum, to continue in office.
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By this fresh bill of health, Damagum is to continue acting in office till the next NEC meeting after today.
To this end, today’s NEC meeting would have nothing to do with leadership change until the next national convention of the party.
This decision was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, who said the decision was aimed at ensuring reconciliation and unity in the party.
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According to him, the caucus had directed that the party management should set up a discipline and reconciliation committee to reconcile all members.
“NEC meeting will not discuss any change in leaders. Rather, attention is focused on unity and reconciliation
“Caucus agreed that all congresses in the states and local government should be concluded between June and August this year.
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“Caucus agreed on the extension of the constitution review committee of the party to accept new recommendations,” Ologunagba stated.
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