The National Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has invited presidential
aspirants, Governors, Senators and other leaders to a meeting on Monday in
Abuja.
The meeting is coming amid plans
by leaders of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC) to defect to the
PDP.
Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar,
ex-Governor Ahmed Makarfi; ex-Minister of Special Duties Tanimu Kabiru Turaki(SAN);
ex-Governors Sule Lamido and Ibrahim Shekarau are some of the presidential
aspirants invited.
They will discuss terms for
accepting R-APC leaders, like Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of
Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and others into the party.
Top on the agenda is the report
of the ex-Governor Liyel Imoke Contact and Mobilisation Committee, which has
been negotiating with R-APC and about 30 “minor” parties.
The notice of the meeting was
conveyed to the critical stakeholders by the Party’s National Secretary, Umaru
Tsauri.
It reads: “The National Chairman
of our great party, the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, hereby invites all PDP
presidential aspirants, all PDP governors and former governors, PDP members of
the National Assembly and former members, all members of the BOT, members of
PDP former ministers forum and all state chairmen to a crucial meeting on
Monday, 9th July, 2018 at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.”
Although the notice was silent on
the agenda, a source in the National Working Committee (NWC) told The Nation
that the “meeting will discuss the proposed defection of R-APC leaders and
other bigwigs to PDP; alliance talks from other parties and the way forward for
PDP in 2019.
“We will specifically look into
the report and recommendations of ex-Governor Liyel Imoke Contact and
Mobilisation Committee which had been holding talks with likely defectors and
our leaders in some affected states.
“Certainly, we will also consider
the offers from Saraki, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso and others who are interested in
returning to PDP with a desire to contest for the presidential ticket.
“Do not forget that there are
some knotty issues in the report which have not been clearly defined. This is
what is delaying the expected mass defection to PDP.”
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