BoT takes over at PDP secretariat

 

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday took over the affairs of the party, pending the resolution of its leadership crisis.

Addressing secretariat staff at the party’s office in Abuja, the Chairman of the BoT, Senator Walid Jibrin, said the board remains the only legal body of the party that is not encumbered by litigation.

Jibrin said, “Nobody has taken the BoT to court.‎ Today, the BoT remains the only legal body that is not in court with anybody, and that is why we are here to play our role.

“We are here to perform our duty according to the PDP constitution, hoping that our problems will soon be resolved.”

The BoT chairman said members of the board would be operating from the boardroom, adding that they would not be occupying any of the offices used by members of the disbanded National Working Committee (NWC).

He explained the week-long sealing off of the party secretariat by the police, saying the move was meant to protect lives and safeguard the party’s property.

“We the BoT have been asked under the constitution of the party to be in charge of the assets and the liabilities of the PDP generally.

“It is in that respect that the Inspector General of Police, having considered the importance of our constitution and having considered the importance of the staff of the PDP headquarters here, that this place be open and entrusted in the hands of the BoT,” Jibrin added.