The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),
Bamanga Tukur, on Wednesday, made a late appearance at the party’s
Caucus meeting in Abuja, which he was supposed to chair, saying he has
not resigned his position.
The PDP chairman, who walked in with former chairman of the party, Vincent Ogbulafor, told State House Correspondents that the rumour of his resignation was not true.
“I have not resigned. I am not somebody that would resign and you would not know. I have not resigned,” he said.
This development has created even more uncertainty about the way out of the leadership crisis within the PDP.
A top member of the party’s BoT told Channels Television that the meeting was to resolve the current leadership challenge in the party.
This meeting is coming just closely after the PDP caucus meeting which ended some hours ago.
Although Mr Tukur was absent from the caucus meeting which he was supposed to chair, he made a surprise appearance at the BOT meeting on Monday evening.
Present at the meeting were; President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President, Namadi Sambo, Senate President, David Mark, BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, PDP Women Leader, Kema Chikwe, some former and serving governors among others.
According to the BOT constitution, all past and serving presidents and vice presidents are expected to be at the meeting. But it is not clear if former president, Olusegun Obasanjo will make an appearance.
The former President had written the party leaders intimating them of his intention to withdraw from activities of the ruling party.
In a one page letter to the Chairman of the Party, Bamanga Tukur, Mr Obasanjo expressed his displeasure with the party for activities which he said he had found “unsavoury.”
He also noted that he remained a member of the party but would remain dormant at the local, state, zonal and national levels.
