PDP national chairmanship aspirants put divisions aside; set to take bold step today, as commitment to peace

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- A peace accord will be signed today, by all 8 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants for the national chairmanship position

- The accord is expected to be signed by 4 p.m today, at the opposition party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital

- The event is expected to signal that all the aspirants are committed to a very peaceful and harmonious party convention

All 8 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants for the national chairmanship position will sign a peace accord today, Monday, November 13, as part of their commitment to a successful convention, Premium Times reports.

The development was made public by one of the aspirants, Raymond Dokpesi, during a chat with newsmen at the end of the meeting between the PDP Governors Forum and all the chairmanship aspirants, in Enugu.

Other aspirants at the meeting were Bode George, Gbenga Daniel, Uche Secondus, Tunde Adeniran, Jimi Agbaje, Taoheed Adedoja and Rashidi Ladoja.

NAIJ.com gathers that Dokpesi disclosed that all 8 aspirants had agreed to sign the peace accord by 4 p.m today, at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja.

He stated: “With that accord being signed, we are going to look forward to a very peaceful and harmonious convention.”

Dokpesi further spoke about the party’s zoning of various positions to various parts of the country.

He stated that the opposition party had zoned its presidential ticket to the North, and zoned its chairmanship position to the South.

However, Dokpesi disclosed that there were no references to specific states.

The chairmanship aspirant also stated that the party had not adopted any consensus candidate, but stressed that it doesn’t mean that the issue had not been discussed.

He stated: “After the zoning principle, all the aspirants have agreed to work together to come up with a common position. Anybody can contest.

“If the party in its wisdom and the aspirants agree within themselves and notify the party early enough, that would be fine.”

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Recall that NAIJ.com previously reported that 8 top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently jostling to take over from the Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee of the party.

Top among the contenders, include Chief Bode George, a former deputy national vice chairman of the party; Prince Uche Secondus, the immediate national vice chairman of the party; Cairo Ojougboh, the immediate past national vice chairman (south-south); Raymond Dokpesi, a media mogul.

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