
PDP Caucus tentatively fix dates for October national convention, appoints David Mark to mediate

National Caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tentatively fixed October 30-31, 2021 as dates for the National Convention of the party.

Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, who made the announcement said this was among resolutions reached by the group after its meeting in Abuja, Friday, even as he admitted that it was ‘merely as a recommendation,’ but that it will be presented and finalised when the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party meets on Saturday.

The caucus also appointed former Senate President David Mark to mediate with parties who had gone to court over the prevailing issues and convince them to withdraw their matters and submit their grievances to the party’s internal mechanisms for resolution.
Going by the party’s constitution, the convention will feature the election of new officers to run party affairs for the next five years.
The meeting holds amidst controversies swirling around the tenure of the party’s embattled substantive National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.
As read by Tambuwal, the resolution of the caucus meeting stated that: “We have just risen from our 40th meeting of the national caucus of our great party the PDP, where we have resolved to submit to the NEC of our party tomorrow recommendation from the national working committee for the National Convention of our party to be held between Friday 30th of October to Saturday 31st of October.
“The venue will be determined tomorrow by NEC.
“Also, this distinguished body had empanelled eight distinguished leaders of our party under the able leadership of former President of the Senate Sen. David Mark to interface with our leaders who are involved in these issues of court so that all court matters can be now withdrawn and then for normalcy to continue to return to the party.
“I appeal on behalf of this body to all well meaning members of our party in the interest of the party to shield their sword and let us embrace peace because Nigeria is waiting for PDP and I believe that we have the capacity to resolve whatever issues we have internally.”