Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) stakeholders in North Central declared yesterday that they’re prepared to provide the occasion’s substantive nationwide chairman to fill the vaccum created by Senator Iyorchia Ayu’s exit.
The assembly was held to evaluation the occasion’s state, with explicit reference to the vacant place of nationwide chairman following the exit of Senator Iyorchia Ayu, who hails from the zone.
Some stakeholders on the assembly yesterday have been Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang, Senator David A.B. Mark, Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Abba Moro, Senator Gabriel Suswam, Jonah Jang, Abdulfatai Ahmed, Babangida Aliyu, Idris Wada.
The assembly was convened barely two weeks after the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) instructed North Central leaders to provide Ayu’s alternative forward of the occasion’s Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC) assembly scheduled for February 2025.
Will probably be recalled that there have been agitations for the performing nationwide chairman of PDP, Amb Illiya Damagum, to vacate workplace and revert to his deputy nationwide chairman place for a celebration member from the North Central to function substantive nationwide chairman as designed by the occasion.
Nonetheless, a communique obtained by LEADERSHIP after the assembly learn, “The PDP structure clearly said that for succession of workplaces within the occasion in any respect ranges which is principally to the extent that any vacant place might be changed by appointment from the zone as per part 47 (6) of the occasion.
“The occasion is at all times guided by its structure; subsequently, its management must rise to the event to revive goodwill and cohesion by making obligatory sacrifices and compromises to regain confidence and cohesion within the occasion.
“It’s within the gentle of this that the stakeholders of the North Central Zone appealed to the conscience and goodwill of our compatriots in different zones of the Northern area to revive the seat of the Chairmanship of the occasion to the North Central Zone to serve out its tenure.
“The stakeholders should attempt to construct consensus to get the buy-in to the place of the north-central zone.
“North Central is united and can attempt to protect the PDP as a veritable platform for good governance in Nigeria,” the communique stated.
Others on the assembly have been Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, Mrs Margaret Ichen, Raymond Dabo, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, Senator Suleiman Adokwe, and Rt. Hon. Dave Ombugadu; Labaran Maku.
Additionally on the assembly have been Senator Zainab Kure, Prof Jerry Gana, Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Philip Aduda, Maika Jiba, Isa Dobi, Senator Mohammed Onao, Senator Peter Jiya, Daka Shan, Maurice Tsav, and Kamaldeen Ajibade SAN.