The appointment of Governor Seriake
Dickson to head the PDP reconciliation is causing a whole lot of rift among top
PDP members.
A top PDP source close to the PDP governors’
forum, said that Dickson told his colleagues that
he was not consulted before his name was announced as the reconciliation
committee chairman.
His appointment was announced in
Abuja by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Tony Okeke,
on behalf of the members of the National Working Committee of the party.
Since the
announcement, some of the governors had secretly condemned
it, saying that was part of the problem confronting the party.
Besides, the critics of the
appointment also said that there was no way the governor could carry out the
assignment without being partial because of his closeness to Jonathan.
At the meeting, Dickson was said to
have been asked if he would be able to do the assignment considering the
barrage of opposition against his appointment.He was said to have told
his colleagues that he was not ready for it.
“We were surprised to hear that. He
said he was rejecting it and that was why we said we were going to the Presidential
Villa to see the President,” our source added.
The rejection, it was gathered, would
be discussed with Jonathan with a view to finding
someone else to replace him.
If this could be done last
night, the inauguration of the 30-member truce committee would
still hold in Abuja on Thursday(today).
“But if we are unable to do that
(find a replacement), then the event would be shifted to another date”, the
source added.
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