By Ben Agande

Abuja—An expanded meeting of all the organs of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has passed a vote of confidence on the National Caretaker Committee under the chairmanship of Senator Ahmed Makarfi.

According to a statement by spokesman of the party, Dayo Adeyeye, the confidence vote came after party leaders reviewed the state of affairs of the PDP and  the pragmatic and focused leadership the committee had demonstrated.

He said meeting had in attendance members of the  National Caretaker Committee, led by the chairman, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi; members  of the BoT, led by the chairman, Sen. Walid Jubrin; serving and former National Assembly leadership, led by the Deputy Senate President, Sen.  Ike Ekweremadu; serving and former governors; National Vice  Chairmen and state chairmen; former ministers; former members of National Working Committee; and other Party stakeholders.

Adeyeye said: “The meeting at Transcorp held immediately after the inauguration of the “Strategy Review and Inter Party Affairs Committee at the Shehu Musa  Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja; and the committee’s chairman and secretary are Professor Jerry Gana and Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, respectively.

‘’The  membership of the committee is made up of seasoned party men and women charged with the responsibility to chart way forward for the PDP within the tenets of democracy, ahead of the 2019 general election.

“You will recall that since the party returned from the August 17, 2016, National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the National Caretaker Committee, working in compliance with the mandate given to it by the convention, is discharging party affairs diligently and also maintaining constructive opposition to the ruling party, the APC, and its leaders by holding them accountable in the management of the country’s resources and governance.

“To this end, the stakeholders called on all party members nationwide, to continue supporting the National Caretaker Committee in their concerted efforts with other stakeholders towards rebuilding, reviving and repositioning the PDP to attain international best practices.”