A meeting between members of staff of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) with the Board of Trustees (BoT) took place today, Wednesday the 1st of June, 2016 at the Party's National Secretariat in Abuja.
The Meeting which began at exactly 12:15pm had the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin and the BoT Secretary, Ambassador Chief Ojo Maduekwe in attendance. Other members of BoT present are: Senator Ibrahim Mantu, former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Chief (Mrs.) Stella Omu, former Chief Whip of the Senate and Air Commodore Dan Suleiman, former Military Governor of Plateau State.
The Director of Administration, Engr. Gurama Bawa welcomed BoT and members of staff to the Meeting and thanked Board of Trustees particularly for the gesture, and taking time from their busy scheduled to meet with staff of the Party which is the first of its kind in the history of the PDP. He equally thanked staff of the Secretariat for holding forth and believing in the Party despite the temporary shutdown of Party's National Secretariat by the Nigerian Police Force due to the crisis that emanated from the National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The BoT Secretary, Amb. Chief Ojo Maduekwe who spoke after the National Director of Administration commended members of staff for their cooperation and urged them to continue remaining calm and united irrespective of the current leadership crisis in the Party. He assured members of staff that the crisis will be over soon.
Other members of Board of Trustees also spoke especially, Senator Ibrahim Mantu who was the Chairman of the defunct PDP Concerned Group. He informed the Meeting that the Concerned Group took the decision to hold parallel Convention in Abuja in order to end regime of impunity in the Party. He admitted that the PDP made several mistakes in the past that led to the failure of the Party at the polls in the 2015 General Elections but maintained that the Party has realized its mistakes and will soon resolve all leadership crisis for a stronger and more united PDP. He also thanked staff members for remaining united during this trying period.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees who spoke last reminded staffers that the BoT is the only Constitutional Organ of the Party following the contradictory Court Orders against the National Caretaker Committee and the dissolved National Working Committee (NWC).
Concluding, the BoT Chairman reiterated the reason for their visit to the Party Secretariat and that the Meeting with staff is in compliance with their Constitutional role as the Conscience of the Party and managing the assets and liabilities of the Party, which is inclusive of the staff. He buttressed that the Meeting is to encourage and re-orient staff on the way forward; and equally announced that the leadership will assume office when they have achieved maximum harmony on the issues at stake.
The Meeting ended behind closed doors between the staffers and the Board of Trustees on other issues that concerns the Party's wellbeing.
Adm. Chinwe I. Nnorom
Head of Publicity Division
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