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THE Standing Committee on Reconciliation of the PDP headed by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, at its meeting held on the Tuesday, March 2, in Abuja, decided that a political solution is the best option for the protracted crises in the party. It also endorsed the resolution of the meeting between the Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria, and the PDP State governors in this regard without prejudice to the ongoing judicial processes.

As part of this process, the committed agreed that “it is imperative that an early convention within the second quarter of 2017 should be held in Abuja which therefore should be all inclusive and where new national officials of the party will be freely, fairly and transparently elected.”

“In furtherance of this, the reconciliation committee is to embark on extensive consultations with all stakeholders with a view of building confidence and necessary consensus toward the unity convention.

The committee appeals to all party leaders, and members of our great party to exercise restraint and focus on the loyalty to and the overall interest of the party, according to the statement signed by Dickson, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, deputy vice chairman and Senator Joshua Lidani, secretary.

—  Mar 2, 2017 @ 17:30 GMT

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