The North Central PDP has frowned at the decision by some Members of the party in Plateau State who constituted and inaugurated themselves as Caretaker Committee Members in total disregard to the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP, which recently and in pursuant to Sections 29(2)(b) and 31(2)(e) of the PDP Constitution as amended in 2017, constituted a Caretaker Committee headed by Hon. Gwott Yakubu Chocho for the State following the expiration of preceding tenure (10/5/2020) of the former Council.

This was contained in a statement signed by the North Central Zonal Publicity Secretary, Arc. Suleiman Mohammed in which he described the action of those parading themselves as Caretaker Committee Members as not only an illegality and a effrontery on the legitimate decision of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the PDP, but in extreme bad faith which will not do the party or the perpetrators of the aberration any good.

The statement says “for the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state unequivocally that any Caretaker Committee for Plateau State other than that led by Hon. Gwott Yakubu Chocho is ILLEGAL.”

“The PDP in Plateau State is just trying to recover from a protracted leadership crisis that took the grace of God and a lot of tedious and careful consultations, dialogue, tolerance and compromises on the part of the NWC and the Plateau State Stakeholders to achieve. Any attempt to return the party to its travails of the recent past after the efforts by the NWC and party leader in the State will be unacceptable. We wish to state that the North Central leadership will not sit idle and watch the great progress made by the NWC and leaders of the party in the State rubbished by anyone, regardless of whoever is involved” the statement read.

The North Central PDP has directed those involved in the crass insubordination and gross violation of the party constitution to quickly retrace their steps by renouncing the illegal act immediately.

It also directed them to tender an unreserved and public apology to the National Working Committee and party leaders in the zone and State while calling on tge recently constituted Caretaker Committee under the leadership of Hon. Gwott Yakubu Chocho to take urgent steps to fully regain the confidence of all party Members.

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Plateau PDP Caretaker is Headed by Hon. Yakubu Gwott Chocho – PDP North Central Zone Leadership