{"id":8833,"date":"2013-08-22T22:40:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T22:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/pdp-postpones-swest-zonal-congress-over-court-order\/"},"modified":"2013-08-22T22:40:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T22:40:43","slug":"pdp-postpones-swest-zonal-congress-over-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/pdp-postpones-swest-zonal-congress-over-court-order\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP postpones S\u2019West zonal congress over court order"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2022 Okays special convention to appoint officials<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) rose from an emergency meeting Thursday with a resolution to postpone its South West zonal congress earlier fixed for August 24, 2013.<\/p>\n

  It, however, approved August 31, 2013 for special convention to elect its national officials.<\/p>\n

  These decisions were taken just as President Goodluck Jonathan declared that the opposition would always be disappointed and confused about how the differences among PDP members were being speedily resolved.<\/p>\n

  \u201cWe thought that political activities will not start so early in the country, but because of the intimidating credentials of the PDP, people starting meeting, parties started coming together, and new ones are being formed, which is a blessing for all of us, all because people are confused about how we manage PDP. They will continue to be confused,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

  Jonathan continued:\u201dThose who continue to think that PDP cannot come together, that PDP cannot manage success, will be terribly disappointed.\u201d <\/p>\n

 In his address at the meeting, the PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, stated that the party took the issue of the court injunction very seriously because it was determined to lead by example, especially with respect to abiding by the dictates of the rule of law.<\/p>\n

  \u201cThis meeting is particularly crucial to us in view of our party\u2019s special national convention slated for August 31, 2013 and the need to abide by the due process of law. We are the ruling political party. We must lead by example and act as a beacon of light to other political parties and the people of Nigeria,\u201d Tukur declared.<\/p>\n

  Tukur further noted that \u201cthe PDP as a party has continued to grow from strength to strength in<\/p>\n

spite of challenges\u201d, adding that  \u201cOur political adversaries have been put to shame as our party is now more united than ever. The strength and success of our party lie in its ability to resolve its differences amicably in an atmosphere devoid of bitterness, rancour, acrimony and recrimination. This fact is undisputable and legendary,\u201d Tukur stated.<\/p>\n

  And addressing journalists at the end of the NEC meeting which lasted 48 minutes, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tony Caesar Okeke, said the postponement of the South West zonal congress was to honour a court injunction served on the party, restraining it from holding the congress.<\/p>\n

  He said the PDP NEC, however, directed its National Working Committee (NWC) to set a new date for the South West Congress anytime the court injunction is vacated.<\/p>\n

  Governors of 15 of the 23 PDP controlled states were present while three states of Kano, Sokoto and Bayelsa were represented by deputy governors.<\/p>\n

  PDP states neither represented by governor nor deputy governor at the NEC meeting are Delta, Benue, Abia, Rivers and Katsina.<\/p>\n

 Earlier, the move by the PDP to make an Osun State High Court vacate its order restraining the party from conducting a mini convention to fill the vacant position of the party\u2019s national secretary yesterday had hit the rock.  The development came barely 72 hours before the South West Zonal Congress of the party slated for Saturday in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.<\/p>\n

  The matter adjourned to Monday, August 19 at the last sitting suffered two postponements because of absence of judge in charge on Monday and public holiday declared in the state on Tuesday in commemoration of traditional worshippers\u2019 anniversary tagged \u201cIsese Day\u201d.         <\/p>\n

  The presiding judge, Isiaka Adeleke, declined hearing the motion exparte earlier granted by Justice Oyejide on August 1, restraining parties involved in the matter from conducting election into the office of national secretary of the party, following an application brought before the court by the former National Secretary of the party, Olagunsoye Oyinlola.<\/p>\n

  In the application, Oyinlola had claimed that his removal through the verdict of Justice Abdul Kafarati of an Abuja High Court on January 13, 2013 is at present being challenged before the Court of Appeal and hearing in the suit, according to his counsel, Realwan Okpanachi, is due to commence by September this year.<\/p>\n

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