PDP replaces Modu-Sherrif with Makarfi as caretaker chair; says Boko Haram is all over Nigeria

The controversial conventions of the Peoples Democratic Party holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Abuja have produced a new caretaker committee headed by former Kaduna Governor Senator Ahmed Makarfi with Senator Ben Obi as his Interim Secretary.

The convention in Abuja produced a former Senate Deputy President Ibrahim Mantu as the new chairman.

Other members of the committee as announced by Chairman of the Convention committee Governor Nyisom Wike, were

Senator Odion Ugbesia, Senator Abudl Ningi, Barrister Usman Kabir, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, Mrs. Aisha Aliu.

None of the members of the caretaker committee will be allowed to stand for any position in the election of a new Executive Committee of the party.

This was just as those who spoke at the convention mocked the government of the All Progressives Congress as they said life is more difficult in Nigeria today than the PDP handed it over to Nigerians in 2015.

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu who spoke at the convention said “Boko Haram is all over Nigeria” now that despite the PDP government chasing the Boko Haram insurgents to the Sambisa Forest by this time last year.

The lawmaker said the PDP government handed over modern fighting equipment to the APC government adding that no significant progress has been recorded in the battle against Boko Haram.

Former Senate President, David Mark, said the PDP needed no campaign against the APC as living conditions of Nigerians have deteriorated under the APC government. Mark said prices of fuel, food items and others have moved up saying that the PDP government handed over a better economy to the APC.

After the speeches, the party’s chairman Convention Committee Governor Nyisom Wike, called on  Hon Augustine Opara (ward 10 Port Harcourt) to move the motion for the dissolution of the Executive Council. He also moved that the National Working Committee be dissolved

He was seconded in the motion by Hon Emeka Ihedioha,

Also, former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliu moved the motion for the setting aside the party’s zoning formula which is now being zoned to the North.

His motion was seconded by the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Okowa.

Former Governor Godswill Akpabio also moved the motion for the constitution of a Caretaker Committee of the party pending another convention to elect new officers for the party.

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The Acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has lost out in his bid to emerge as the substantive leader of the party.

The convention which held at Port Harcourt, Rivers State saw Ali Modu Sheriff being replaced by an interim party executive led by a former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi.

A former Anambra governor, Senator Ben Obi, was also appointed Interim Secretary of the party.

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