The National Reconciliation Committee of the People\u2019s Democratic Party led
\nby Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State made serious efforts at
\npost-convention reconciliations on Tuesday as it visited key stakeholders
\nwho gave positive reaction on the imperative of a united and strengthened
\nparty,<\/p>\n
A former Candidate for the position of the National Chairman of the
\nPeople\u2019s Democratic Party, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, urged the Governor
\nDickson-led committee to reach out to all candidates and as many members
\nof the party in the bid to reconcile the party.<\/p>\n
The Special Adviser, Media Relations to Governor Dickson, on Media
\nRelations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, quoted Adeniran as having made the comment
\nwhile hosting the Reconciliation Committee members in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Adeniran stressed that it was important to also reach out to as many
\nmembers of the PDP who did not contest for any position but fought
\ngallantly to ensure the preservation of the party.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cWe should try to interact with various players; that I will
\nsuggest that we should not leave any stone unturned to reach out as much
\nas possible. There are those of us who carried the flag, but there are
\nsome others who are key players in this party, who may not even contest
\nfor positions but they are no less concerned about this party.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you look back, you can see some of those key members of the
\nconcerned stakeholders who fought gallantly to ensure that indeed this
\nparty survived. So let the contacts, the consultations, be as all
\nembracing as possible; it takes time, it takes energy but then what is
\nworth doing is what is worth doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adeniran stressed that Dickson assumed the position of the chief
\nconciliator of the party not just because he is a governor but because of
\ncommitment to the party, his integrity and sense of fairness and justice.<\/p>\n
He said that no genuine member of the PDP would doubt the eligibility of
\nDickson for his role as the head of the party\u2019s team on reconciliation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said something earlier on that may be, what prompted you to lead this
\nteam is because you are a governor. I believe far much more than that;
\nthere are certain qualities that majority of us have come to appreciate in
\nyou ,which you should keep up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see any genuine member of this party who will question your
\nchoice for this kind of role. It is not necessarily because you are a
\ngovernor, it is because you are passionate about this party, it is because
\nyou have a sense of fairness, you also believe that things should be done
\nproperly, as you carry everybody along in what you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also, a former Minister of Information and Orientation, Prof Jerry Gana,
\nwho was visited by the committee, said he would never leave the PDP for
\nwhatever reason.<\/p>\n
However, he said that he had serious observations that would make the
\nparty stronger.
\nThe Committee also visited a former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Ina
\nCiroma, who contested for the position of Deputy National Chairman, North,
\nand a former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu.<\/p>\n
Mantu saidDickson\u2019s selection for the position of the Chairman of the
\nReconciliation Committee was divine in view of his demonstrated commitment
\nas chairman of the other committee on reconciliation.<\/p>\n
He said that the party should focus on the 2019 elections, and Struve hard
\nto restore the party\u2019s lost glory.<\/p>\n
Mantu said that the PDP was still lucky that the current government had
\nnit performed better than the party, adding that the AOC was not
\nalternative to the PDP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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