Former Senator representing Abia North, Mao Ohuabunwa, has been elected as the factional Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This followed the dissolution of the Adolphus Wabara-led board by a faction loyal to the party’s new Acting National Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Muhammad.
The development was announced in a communiqué issued on Friday after the inaugural and emergency meeting of the newly reconstituted BoT held in Abuja.
According to the communiqué, the board also elected Isah Dansidi as Secretary, replacing Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
The BoT stated that both Wabara and Makarfi could no longer serve in their previous roles “having publicly taken positions in the ongoing intra-party crisis,” which it said undermined the neutrality and moral authority expected of the board.
“Accordingly, the Board unanimously approved the election of Senator Mao Ohuabunwa and Hon. Isah Dansidi as the Chairman and Secretary of the newly constituted Board of Trustees, respectively,” the communiqué read.
Reaffirming its commitment to party unity, the BoT declared that the PDP “remains one indivisible, united, and democratic family firmly committed to the ideals of justice, equity, and progress.”
On the party’s proposed national convention, the board endorsed its postponement pending the outcome of the appeal filed against a recent Federal High Court judgment.
“The judgment of the Federal High Court remains superior and weightier in law than the interim order of the Oyo State High Court. Prudence and respect for judicial processes demand that the proposed National Convention be postponed until the Court of Appeal delivers its decision,” the communiqué added.