PDP crisis: BOT wants new National Chairman to come from North-Central

• The BoT directed that the National Working Committee, NWC, should immediately commence the restoration of internal harmony, unity, stability and public confidence in the party

The Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is important that the next substantive national chairman of the party comes from the North Central geopolitical zones.

The BOT made its position known on the party’s leadership tussle in a communique read by the BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, at the end of an emergency meeting on Thursday in Abuja.

The board threw their weight behind a new chairman of North Central extraction and asked the leaders of the party from the zone to convene a meeting of stakeholders with the aim of nominating a replacement for the former former National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu.

According to the BoT, the board members at the meeting meticulously analysed the state of affairs of the party and the country and are deeply concerned over the current situation of things in the PDP, particularly with regards to the administration of the party.

The BoT directed that the National Working Committee, NWC, should immediately commence the restoration of internal harmony, unity, stability and public confidence in the party.

According to the communique, this should be done by respecting the PDP constitution and adhering to the zoning of NWC offices to the various geo-political zones in the country.

“BoT calls on the PDP Governors’ Forum to be more united and work along with other organs of the party to resolve issues in the party expeditiously.

”The BoT is deeply disappointed over the continued shifting by the NWC in convening a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

“This delay not only undermine the trust and confidence of our members, but portrays our party as having been hijacked by certain interests.

“The BoT demands that the NWC should show leadership, honour its word and convene the NEC meeting, as scheduled in February 2025.

“This is critical for resolving pressing issues and charting a clear path forward for the party. Any further postponement will exacerbate existing challenges and may spell doom for our party,” parts of the communique read.