‘External Forces After PDP’

The chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT Senator (Dr) Walid Jibrin, at the weekend, declared that the crisis rocking the party was being instigated by both internal and external forces.
Jibrin who expressed optimism that inspite of the challenges, the party is taking necessary steps to resolve the crisis, restore its lost glory through a genuine reconciliation and mediation that will make the party come out stronger to win all elections and take over power in 2019.
According to him, “All the happenings is internal democracy and it is bound to happen, challenges are coming from both internal and external forces and are bound to happen.  We are engaging in genuine reconciliation and mediation that will make us come out stronger to win Edo, Ondo governorship polls, re-run in Rivers State and capture power in 2019”. he said.
Jibrin who stated this while briefing newsman in Kaduna hinted that the National convention of the party will still go ahead as scheduled based on the party’s constitution and guidelines.  “We are yet to see any judgment suspending the National convention.  Whichever way, if we decide to appeal and we are given accelerated hearing, nothing will stop the convention.