PDP holds convention, extends Makarfi-led committee’s tenure
THE People Democratic Party has extended the tenure of the Senator
Ahmed Markarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party by one year.
Delegates of the party, who gathered at the Rivers State PDP
Secretariat on Wednesday, took the decision as a result of the seal-off
of the Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt; venue of the party’s botched
National Convention.
The extension of the tenure of the Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of
the PDP also came on the heels of the suspension of the election of
national officers of the party.
Motion for the extension of Makarfi’s Caretaker Committee’s tenure was moved by the Deputy Senate President, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu.
Motion for the extension of Makarfi’s Caretaker Committee’s tenure was moved by the Deputy Senate President, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu.
A member of the party and the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, Mr. Leo Ogor, had earlier moved a motion for the
suspension of the election of national officers of the party.
The motion was, however, seconded by Yunusa Suleiman, who is the
Chairman of the 36 State Chairmen of the PDP across the country.
The PDP noted that the extension of Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee
of the PDP would pave the way for the party to exhaust all cases pending
in court.
Delegates also agreed that the chairman of the committee would not
vie for any elective position in the party at the expiration of the one
year added to its tenure.
Makarfi, in his acceptance speech pledged to sustain the rebuilding
of the PDP, reuniting its members and restoring the lost glory of the
party.
Source: Punchng.
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