The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has appointed a new national chairman.
Falalu Bello, a former managing director of erstwhile Bank of the North, would replace the former chairman of the party, Balarabe Musa, who stepped down from the position on Friday.
The former bank chief was elected the new chairman at the party’s national delegates conference which held at the weekend in Kaduna.
The new chairman was announced in a communique issued at the end of the conference presided by Musa in which new national officers of the party were ratified.
The party also appointed a new National Secretary, Babatunde Alli, from South-west part of the country as well as new National Executive Council (NEC) members
The communique read: “Conference received with standing ovation the inaugural speech of new National Chairman, Falalu Bello on the reinvigorated PRP focused on service to the people, committed to addressing poverty, inequality and good governance as a continuation of the party’s historic mission of emancipation.
“Mr Musa, a former governor of old Kaduna State, was appointed the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party.
“The conference ratified a 19-member Board of Trustees with Richard Umaru as secretary.
“Conference mandated the newly elected NEC to fill existing vacancies along the lines forwarded by its 54th meeting of August 31st, 2018.”
The delegates also asked the party’s NEC to come up with guidelines on emergence of candidates for the 2019 general elections.
Members of the BoT include: Ango Abdullahi (North West), Bashir Magashi (North West), Lawan Batagarawa (North West), Datti Malumfashi (North West), Mustafa Bello (North Central) and Setly Dadzie (North Central).
Others are: Ibrahim Usman (North East), Ali Mala (North East), Philip Afanmuo (South East), Segun Falope (South West), Laoye Sanda (South West), and Odidi (South South).
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