PDP BoT Meets Monday on Anenih"s Replacement

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will Monday meet in Abuja to discuss the modalities for the replacement of Chief Tony Anenih who resigned as chairman of the board.

This is coming as the former National Administrative Secretary of the party, Alhaji Habu Fari from Taraba State declared interest to replace Adamu Muazu as the next National Chairman of PDP.

According to a statement by Senator Walid Jibrin, the Secretary of PDP’s BoT, the meeting is expected to hold at the Presidential Villa by 8pm.

It is not certain if President Goodluck Jonathan will officially step in as the next PDP BoT Chairman, as Anenih said in his resignation letter that he was resigning to enable Jonathan step in as the chairman of the BoT.

Fari, in declaring his interest to become the next National Chairman of PDP said in a statement: “I hereby inform you of my intention to contest the chairmanship of the PDP that is vacant. I am one of the founding fathers of the party. I was the one that took the party to Taraba State. I was the party’s 1st National Administrative Secretary. I was the chief of staff to Bamanga  the then national chairman.”

Meanwhile, a group known as PDP Grassroots Supporters, has called on the party leadership to embrace dialogue rather than engage in blame game after it lost the March 28, Presidential election.

Mr. Desmond Adejo, who led the protesting group to the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja yesterday made the call.

He called on those calling for the resignation of members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) to desist from such, saying it was capable of disintegrating the party.

He added that such persons should allow the NWC members to complete their constitutional tenure, stressing that they should not be coerced into resigning.

According to him, the party’s constitution should be adhered to while its decision should at all times be supreme.

The protesters were seen carrying different placards with inscriptions reading: “NWC should not be made a scapegoat” and “APC leave PDP to rebuild” among others.

PDP BoT Meets Monday on Anenih"s Replacement