Fears of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, formally splitting were assuaged, yesterday, after warring party leaders, meeting in factional conventions in Abuja and Port-Harcourt, made common ground with the sacking of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff executive of the party.
8:00am PDP delegates arrive the Sharks Stadium for accreditation
Tight security in and around the stadium
10:00am—Convention Planning Committee members and security agents cordon off entrance to the stadium
10:15am Party members, delegates and journalists shoved aside by security and some Convention Planning Committee members
10:30— Delegates’ tags yet to arrive convention venue
11:00—PDP national chairman, Senator Sheriff calls a press conference at Le Meridian Hotel, Port-Harcourt
11:15am— Sheriff storms out of venue of the press conference to consult with PDP governors and party leaders at Rivers State Government House
11:30 a.m. News of likely cancellation of PDP convention fill the air
12:00 p.m. Journalists still waiting for Sheriff’s arrival
12:05 p.m. David Mark, Sule Lamido arrive for a meeting with Sheriff
12:10 p.m. Party leaders arrive Le Meridian Hotel to wait for Sheriff
12:25 p.m. Some delegates who got wind of cancellation start leaving for their states.
12:45 p.m. Delegates leaving the convention ground
12:47 p.m. PDP national secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo arrives the Le Meridan Hotel
1:00 p.m. PDP scribe, Prof Oladipo leaves
1:15 pm: Sheriff’s stormy meeting with PDP governors over. Chairman adamant on retaining position
1:40pm: Sheriff returns to hotel, has lunch
2:10pm: Sheriff addresses the press , says he remains chairman and cancels convention
3:30pm: PDP governors storm convention centre
4:30pm: Governor Segun Mimiko and Senator David Mark deliver goodwill speeches
4:45 p.m. Austin Opara moves motion for the dissolution of the National Executive Committee
It was seconded by Emeka Ihedoha
4:50pm: Governor Nyesom Wike announces dissolution of the NWC
4:50pm: Babangida Aliyu moves motion for the zoning of the presidency in 2019 to the North and he is seconded by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
5:00 p.m. Senator Godswill Akpabio moves for the formation of a National Caretaker Committee and he is seconded by Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo
5:15: Caretaker Committees led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi named and sworn-in
5:20: Members take oath of office as Makarfi delivers speech
5:30 p.m. Governor Ayodele Fayose moves motion bringing the convention to an end, while Senator Sam Egwu seconds
MEMBERS OF THE CARETAKER COMMITTEE
Senator Ahmed Makarfi
—Chairman
Senator Ben Obi —Secretary
Senator Oyom Obazie
Senator Abdul Lingi
Barrister Kabir Usman
Prince Dayo Adeyeye
Mrs Aishat Aliyu
Senator Odion Ugbesia
ROLL CALL
Governor Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo)
Governor Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti)
Governor Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa)
Governor David Umahi (Ebonyi)
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta)
Governor Ben Ayade (Cross Rivers)
Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers)
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe)
Senator Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President
Senator David Mark
Senator Ben Murray Bruce
Senator Andy Uba
Senator Godswill Akpabio
Prince Uche Secondus
Alhaji Babangida Aliyu
Emeka Ihedioha
Austin Opara
Mrs Mulikat Adeola
Senator Theodore Orji
Senator Sam Egwu
Sule Lamido
Mrs. Kema Chikwe
Gabriel Suswam
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