A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party known
as the ‘Fresh PDP’ has dropped its threat to form a parallel National Working
Committee of the party in Abuja on Monday (tomorrow )
One of the leaders of the group, Mr. Olukayode
Akindele, stated this on behalf of the faction after its meeting with a former
National Chairman of the party, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo in Abuja on Saturday.
Akindele said it was time to cease fire.
Apart from Akindele, other members of the group
at the meeting included Duru Ihuoma and Franklyne Edede.
The faction was formed to protest the result of
the party’s national convention held on December 9, 2017, where Secondus was
elected national chairman of the PDP.
The group had vowed that it would announce
members of its NWC in Abuja on January 22.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Akindele
who presented a list of what the group called the ‘authentic NWC’ members in an
envelope to Nwodo, said they had decided to sheath their sword in the interest
of Nigeria and the 2019 general elections.
In his reaction to the development, the party’s National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan said, “What was perceived as crisis is
over.”
Meanwhile, the national leadership of the party
has lifted the one month suspension it placed on Senator Buruji Kashamu.
Kashamu was suspended for one month from the
party in December 2017.
The
party also referred his case to the Governor Seriake Dickson-led Reconciliation
Committee.
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