Rising from its inaugural meeting, the National Reconciliation Committee (NRC) of the People’s Democtraic Party, (PDP) yesterday said it has identified Anambra and Ekiti states as its priority states because of their forthcoming elections.
According to a statement by the Secretary of the NRC, Ambassador Umar Damagum, the committee also declared that to ensure its neutrality, no member of the Committee shall serve in any Congress Committee in a State where such a member is an interested party.
They also said no member of the Committee shall hold any inappropriate meetings or contacts with any party member whose matter is under consideration of the Committee especially as regards to the subject- matter under discussion at the Committee.
The committee chaired by Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson was inaugurated last Thursday in Abuja.
On the need to focus on Anambra and Ekiti States, Damaging said “in view of the INEC time-table for the imminent Governorship election in Anambra State, the Committee is conscious of the urgency to reconcile the various factions in the State chapter of the party. Similarly the Committee is concerned about the on-going challenges in the Ekiti State chapter of the party. We therefore accord reconciling party members in these States our top priority for now. Accordingly, we urge all PDP leaders and members in these States in particular, and the country in general, to refrain from all forms of hostilities in order to give the Committee the opportunity to do its work successfully.”
The committee further said it has adopted Confidentiality, strategic communication, neutrality, commitment to principles of fairness would serve as their cardinal principles ahead of their task.
They however called on all patty members at all levels, and irrespective of status, to refrain from comments, remarks, utterances or actions that may inflame tension among party members, and/or overheat the polity. This is important in order to create the needed atmosphere for genuine reconciliation.
