PDP Emergency Meeting Ends In Deadlock
Yesterday's emergency meeting held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja ended in deadlock.
The politicians tried to resolve the current crisis rocking the party and the issue of the the party's National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, potential resignation.
Vice President, Namadi Sambo, told the State House correspondents at the end of the meeting said that the PDP did not arrive at any conclusion.
He added that the meeting will resume tomorrow, January 15, at 6 p.m.
The meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, started around 8.15 p.m. on Tuesday (January 14).
President Jonathan and Senate President, David Mark, led all NWC members out of the venue to meet
inside a smaller hall around 10:15pm.
Those in attendance at the meeting include Vice President, Namadi Sambo; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha; House Leader, Mulikat Akande; Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio; Kaduna State Governor, Ibrahim Shema; and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Tony Anenih.
Also in attendance were a former PDP National Chairman, Ahmadu Ali; Deputy National Chairman, Uche Secondus; National Women Leader, Kema Chikwe; former Deputy Chairman, Bode George; BoT Secretary, Walid Jubril; Minister of Transport, Idris Umar; Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke; and Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
It will be recalled, that Jonathan asked Tukur to resign on January 13. This request followed the agitations for Tukur's removal.
According to Premium Times, during the meeting Tukur was trying to convince the party not to sack him.
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Earlier, Tukur said he would not quit his office as he did nothing wrong.
He has also sought support of Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom governor, and Jonah Jang, Plateau governors in keeping his position as they are said to have close ties with Jonathan.
