The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rescue Group on Friday admonished the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff against rescheduling the party’s national convention fixed for May 21, stressing that it will have dire consequences.
The group gave the warning after a meeting in Abuja and was contained in a statement jointly signed by the chairman and secretary of the group, Ambassador Wilberforce Juta and Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari.
The group which expressed surprise at the state of unpreparedness of the party for the convention in the statement issued after the meeting also warned of the dire consequences of failure to hold the convention as scheduled.
The group said, “This apparent foot-dragging has many incalculable damages on our efforts to re-position the PDP as an effective opposition party.”
“The PDP Rescue Group observes that the decision of the NEC is yet to be implemented barely few weeks to the takeoff of the congresses.
“The failure of the National Chairman, Sen. All Modu Sheriff, in establishing the four committees as directed by the NEC has prompted the PDP Rescue Group to live up to its responsibility to salvage the situation by guiding it back on track.”
The group which frowned at the alleged tenure elongation bid by Sheriff, threw its weight behind the calls for the position of the next chairman to be zoned to the South-West geo-political zone.
The group said, “The National Executive Committee (NEE) of the PDP adopted the Ekweremadu Committee’s recommendation to zone the 2019 Presidential ticket to the North.
“This is suggestive that the chairmanship of the party moves to the south in line with the zoning rotation tradition of the party.
“We wish to make it categorically clear that the PDP Rescue Group is in full support of this and other resolutions.
“It was also resolved that the tenure of the current National working Committee (NWC) would end on the day of the National Convention on the 21st of May, 2016, with the election of new officers to run the affairs of the party for the next four years.
“We strongly advise that the four committees approved by NEC be instituted immediately for free, fair and credible congresses and convention to be achieved.
“Party faithful across the country view any attempt to stall the proper implementation of the NEC decisions as an act of sabotage aimed at destroying the party.
“The PDP Rescue Group wishes to commend the courage of the Board of Trustees (BOT) for standing firm on grounds of principles and upholding the decisions of the 69th NEC meeting.
“In the same vein, we call on all organs of the party to live up to their responsibilities by ensuring total adherence to the NEC resolutions and their responsibilities by ensuring total adherence to NEC resolutions and their enforcement.”
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