Jonathan reportedly turned down chairmanship of PDP BoT

Indications have emerged that outgoing President, Goodluck Jonathan has turned down the proposal by members of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for him to take over the position of the chairman of the BoT, Vanguard reports.

The Secretary of the party’s BoT, Ambassador Wali Jibrin had briefed State House correspondents after the meeting of the Board, announcing that a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello, has been appointed to act as chairman for a period of three months.

According to Jibrin, a substantive chairman of the party, as well as its BoT would be elected at the end of the period.

DAILY POST recalls that Chief Tony Anenih, who recently resigned as the party’s BoT chairman, hinged his decision to pave way for President Goodluck Jonathan to assume the position in line with the amended constitution of the party.

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