ABUJA – The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), rose from its expanded meeting on Thursday in Abuja, announcing its resolve to recognise and work with the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee.
The decision was announced by BoT Secretary, Ojo Madueke, while briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting.
He said the BoT and various organs of the party that met agreed to work with the Caretaker Committee appointed at the recently held National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to Madueke, “We agreed that the National Caretaker Committee led by Markafi should involved members of the Concerned PDP Stakeholders group for effective integration of all points of views and indices.
“The BOT at the expanded meeting decided to immediately engage all groups, party leaders and members involved in whatever disputes towards a just, lasting and amicable resolutions.
“The BOT will, therefore, preside over the processes of major reconciliations in our party as part of its leadership responsibility.
“A committee has also been set up to meet with Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff (former National Chairman of PDP) in the spirit of working together and resolving outstanding issues.”
Maduekwe added that the meeting equally resolved that all matters that were in courts be withdrawn for the party to apply internal mechanisms towards resolving them.
The decision, he said is in line with the party’s extant regulations that no matter should go to court without exhausting internal mechanisms.
