The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the national convention of the party will was meant to hold in December will now be conducted before the end of October.
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto and chairman of the PDP governors forum, made the announcement on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting of the party stakeholders in Abuja.
Tambuwal said the party was very happy to announce that they have discussed all matters and have resolved to continue to work as a united family.
Lately, National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus,
has been under increased pressure of late, with demands for his resignation coming from various quarters.
However, with the decision of the party yesterday, he remains chairman until the convention planned for October.
It was earlier reported that the joint committees of the party’s board of trustees gathered at the party headquarters for the special meeting on Tuesday.
Speaking at the meeting, Wajil Jubrin, chairman, PDP board of trustees, said the presence of the governors is evidence that the party is committed to ending the crisis.
Jubrin advised party stakeholders to put aside personal interest and deliberate on the issues that will benefit the party.
Also speaking, Uche Secondus, national chairman of the PDP, said the party belongs to everyone and can reinvent itself at any point, adding that Nigerians are looking up to the PDP to succeed the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Present at the meeting were the 13 state governors elected on the platform of the party, members of the national assembly, former ministers, former senate presidents, former governors, and other party stakeholders.
