PDP Passes Vote Of Confidence On Makarfi

….As The Party Sets To Hold National Convention In Abuja

The meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ended yesterday at the Musa Ya’Adua Center, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of the BoT, Senator Walid Jubril with other members of Board of Trustees (BoT) in attendance which includes: the National Chairman, H.E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, former National Chairmen, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo and Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, OFR amongst others.

The meeting arrived at the following resolutions:

1. Passed a solid Vote of Confidence on the National Caretaker Committee led by H. E. Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, CON and urged the Committee to continue its good work of repositioning the Party;

2. That the forthcoming National Convention of the PDP be held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT);

3. That to ensure a credible, transparent, free and fair National Convention, the BoT resolved that a new National Convention Planning Committee be constituted by the National Caretaker Committee and approve by the National Executive Committee (NEC);

4. That the BoT will facilitate the raising of adequate funds for the Party;

5. The BoT mandated its Reconciliation Committee to continue with all good efforts of reconciling all aggrieved Party members;

6. The Meeting urged all PDP Governors to continue pursuing positive programmes of good governance so as to clearly project the people oriented manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP);

7. Finally, BoT advised the National Caretaker Committee to as soon as possible convene the Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) in order to approve proposals on the way forward for Party.

Signed:

Senator Walid Jubril
Chairman, BoT