PDP gives Secondus October to leave office

The Peoples Democratic Party has given its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, soft landing, by asking him to relinquish his position in October, two months to the end of his tenure.

This was the party’s decision at a meeting attended by members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), governors, former ministers, National Assembly Caucus and former governors of the party.

They also asked him to convene a National Executive Committee of the party meeting next week.

There has been intense pressure on Secondus to resign following alleged poor management as well as gale of defections in the party.

The PDP governors had met on Monday over the issue but failed to reach a resolution.

The PDP governors’ meeting held four days after the BoT met in Abuja, on the same issue.

Addressing newsmen at the end of the meeting which lasted for about two hours, Sokoto State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said all the issues would finally be resolved by NEC.

He said, “This meeting has agreed that immediately the NEC should be convened for the party to constitute the National Convention planning committee and the National Convention should be held latest by the end of October.

“Also, the zoning committee for the party should also be constituted by the same NEC immediately.

“So we thank members of the National Committee for holding up. We thank them for their prayers and support. We also thank well-meaning Nigerians who have been waiting patiently for the resolution of these issues.

“The NEC of the party shall meet most likely next week and all the issues will be addressed. And that NEC will be convened by the Chairman of the party who is constitutionally endowed to do so.

“As party members of the BoT, members of the governors’ forum, members of former governors’ forum, former ministers, former Senators, former Presiding officer of the National Assembly and various stakeholders, we are very happy to announce that we have discussed all matters and we have resolved to continue to work as a united family.”