Sheriff Includes SHOCKING Clause In PDP’s Proposed Constitution Amendment

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff, in his proposed amendment to the party’s constitution has requested members of the party, including the BoT to consult him before holding any meeting. This move followed stiff opposition by the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party to his (Sheriff’s) desire to contest the chairmanship of the party at its national convention scheduled for May 21. Unlike before, the BoT, of which the national chairman is a member, does not need his permission to hold its meeting. It is a statutory organ of the party with powers to act on its conscience. However, in the proposed amendment, which was meant to be discussed at the last meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee, Sheriff is proposing that he needed to be consulted before such organ of the party could meet. Under PART 1X, Board of Trustees, Meetings of the BoT, the proposed amendment says that “The BoT shall meet at the instance of the Chairman in consultation with the national chairman of the party or at the request of half of the members of the Board or following a resolution of the Board or the NEC request for such a meeting.” The current constitution of the party merely stated that the “The Board of Trustees shall meet at the instance of the chairman or at the request of half of the members of the board or following a resolution of the board or the national executive committee requesting for such a meeting.” The proposed amendment to the party’s constitution was included as part of the agenda of the last NEC meeting, which was held in Abuja on Thursday. Thanks for reading.

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