24th June, 2015
Senator Walid Jibrin, the Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), has hinted that the opposition party will elect a new national chairman in August.
He stated this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, at the end of the BoT meeting.
He said that Prince Uche Secondus, the acting National Chairman would act for three months period after which a new chairman would be elected.
It would be recalled that Secondus became acting national chairman of the party on May 20 after former chairman, Adamu Mu’azu resigned, citing health issues.
Jibrin also spoke on the party’s reconciliation committee headed by deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremandu. He explained that the committee was taking its time to ensure proper reconciliation among party members across the country.
He said that the committee had asked party members to submit memorandum on ways of moving the party forward. He noted that the committee was planning a special tour of the various zones in the country to meet and discuss with party stakeholders on how to advance the party.
Jibrin said that though the committee had an initial three weeks period to complete its assignment, the PDP NWC granted it 10 weeks on request to enable it do proper job.