National Chaiman People’s Democratic Party, Prince Uche Sekondus being received by the Chairman National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Mekarfi (l); while the Chairman Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin; Secretary Caretaker Committee, Senator Ben Obi and others looked on during a hand over ceremony to the newly elected members of the PDP National Executive Committee Members at the Party Headquarters, Wadata House, Wuse, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida
By Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA- An emergency National Executive Committee (NEC)Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is ongoing at the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.
From left, Chieftain, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alh. Sule Lamido, during the party public discourse on contemporary and Governance in Nigeria in Abuja yesterday. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan
Although details of the meeting remain sketchy as at the time of filing this report, a party source told our correspondent that the 2019 general elections and the state of the party are expected to dominate discourse.
Present at the well attended meeting are former Governors, Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano), Ahmed Makarfi, Ramalan Yero(Kaduna), Ibrahim Idris, Captain Idrid Wada (Kogi), Achike Udemwa (Imo) and Babangida Aliyu (Niger) as well party bigwigs including former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, John Odey (Environment), ex- Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, the immediate past President of the Senate, David Mark and publisher of the Champion Newspaper, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
Others include Chairman of the PDP Disciplinary Committee, Chief Tom Ikimi and former House Leader, Honourable Mulikat Adeola-Akande among others.
Details later…
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