The National Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday visited some aggrieved me
The National Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday visited some aggrieved members as part of efforts to forge a post-convention reconciliation within the party. Among the party members visited by the Dickson team was former National Chairmanship aspirant, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, Special Adviser Media Relations to the Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, revealed in a statement.
Also visited by Dickson were former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, a former Minister of Information and Orientation, Prof Jerry Gana, and former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Ina Ciroma, who contested for the position of Deputy National Chairman, North. According to Dickson, all his hosts were positive on the need to have a united and strong party.
Adeniran, who lost to Prince Uche Secondus, for the top party job, told Dickson to reach out to all candidates and as many members of the party in the bid to reconcile. Adeniran said that it was important to also reach out to as many members of the PDP who did not contest for any position but fought gallantly to ensure the preservation of the party.
Adeniran said that Dickson assumed the position of the chief reconciliator of the party not just because he is a governor but because of his commitment to the party, his integrity and sense of fairness and justice. He added that no genuine member of the PDP would doubt the eligibility of Dickson for his role as the head of the party’s team on reconciliation.
Former Minister of Information and Orientation, Prof Jerry Gana, said he would never leave the PDP for whatever reason while former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu advised the PDP to focus on the 2019 elections, and strive hard to restore the party’s lost glory.
