Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a faction of the Board of Trustees have said that the controversial national chairman of the Party, Ali Modu Sheriff will spend only three months in office.
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a faction of the Board of Trustees have said that the controversial national chairman of the Party, Ali Modu Sheriff will spend only three months in office.
However, the former ministers of the Party said Mr. Sheriff must go now
Arising from a meeting inside Ondo State Governor's Lodge in Abuja, the governors said Mr. Sheriff would spend just three months and organise a national convention.
At the meeting was the Acting Chairman of the BoT, Senator Walid Jibril, Mr. Sheriff, several governors, and some members of the National Working Committee of the Party.
Some members of the National Assembly such as Senators Ike Ekweremadu and Leo Ogor, were also in attendance.
"As you can see, we are just from a meeting. You are all aware of some controversy generated recently because of recent developments in our party.
“I am happy to let you know that all the major organs in the party: the Governors Forum, National Working Committee, National Assembly Caucus and the Board of Trustees have agreed to stand by our National Chairman to ensure that our party moves forward.”
"We have put behind us all the controversies in the press in recent times. I want to assure you that we are together as a party.
"We have also mandated the National Chairman and the National Working Committee to put in motion immediately the processes of ensuring that within three months, a National Convention of our party is called.
"And we will brief all our members nationwide within the next two weeks of the timetable in that direction. In the next two weeks, the timetable will be out, all cumulating in our National Convention within three months," Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the PDP GF, Olusegun Mimiko said.
Mr. Jibril agreed with the submission made by Governor Mimiko, stating that the Board was happy with the truce organised by the governors.
The former ministers voiced their displeasure with the new position taken by the Board but said that Mr. Jibril did not call the meeting of the Board to review its earlier decision.
Former Minister of Special Duties, Taminu Turaki, spoke after the six hours of the forum.