PDP Crisis: Reconciliation committee to brief NWC Today ahead of crucial NEC meeting

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gears up for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, the Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led Reconciliation Committee is set to brief the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on its findings and recommendations.

The committee convened yesterday at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja to finalize its report ahead of the presentation.

This preparation comes ahead of the crucial meeting of the PDP Governors Forum scheduled for today. The Reconciliation Committee, tasked with addressing internal conflicts and improving the party’s political standing, spent over three hours with the PDP National Assembly caucus, gathering insights into the party’s challenges.

Oyinlola emphasized that the committee’s focus is to understand the reasons behind the PDP’s declining political fortunes and to provide recommendations for rejuvenating the party.

Following the NWC review, the report will be presented to the NEC for final ratification.

“We’ve had useful discussions with them and I think there are suggestions that we have our party to unite and remain formidable. That’s what has happened this evening (yesterday).

“What are the things that will make your party stand strong that you come up with? One obvious thing is that for any party to be able to go into battle and win, it must be united. And that’s what we are going for.”

On the forthcoming Ondo governorship election, he said: “What we are putting into place is the national reconciliation committee, which has had its tour of the South-West and the Ondo election came up prominently and we are putting our strategies into place.

“Whom are you reconciling? Anybody that has any quarrel with anybody in the party are the ones we are reconciling.’’

Asked if there were recommendations for the suspension of some members, Oyinlola said “as far as we are concerned, I will take that one as rumours because we are meeting with the national working committee tomorrow (today). So after tomorrow, then you can ask me.”

In related a development, the PDP-GF’s meeting is expected to deliberate on the possibility of the NEC meeting holding as scheduled or a new date, as well as a possible agenda for the meeting.