The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the report submitted by its Reconciliation Committee, insisting it does not reflect the Board’s official position on the party’s ongoing crisis.
In a statement issued Saturday and titled “PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Disowns Reconciliation Committee Report,” BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, said the report neither originated from the Board nor received its approval.
Wabara reaffirmed that the BoT fully stands by its earlier resolution to proceed with the national convention, in line with the Supreme Court judgment that affirms internal party affairs as the exclusive prerogative of political parties.
He explained that the six-member committee chaired by Amb. Hassan Adamu had yet to present or secure adoption of its findings before the Board, making it impossible for the circulated report to be regarded as the BoT’s official stance.
“The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hereby categorically dissociates and distances itself from the purported report of the BoT Reconciliation Committee being circulated in some section of the media,” the statement said.
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“The BoT states in clear terms that the content of the said Report is not and does not represent the official position of the Board. Having not been considered or adopted by the BoT, it cannot in any form or guise whatsoever be regarded as the position of the BoT.
“The BoT is unwavering in its endorsement of the conduct of the elective National Convention as scheduled on Saturday, 15th to Sunday, 16th November, 2025 in Ibadan, Oyo State capital for the purpose of electing new set of leaders to pilot the affairs of the party in the next four years.
“This position is guided by the Judgment of the Supreme Court which reaffirmed the supremacy of a political party in the conduct of its internal affairs.
“In that regard, the BoT rejects any suggestion for a Caretaker Committee for the party. Such idea cannot be contemplated as the Board and, of course the PDP, have irreversibly decided for an elective National Convention which is within the scope of the internal affairs of the party to which the courts have no jurisdiction.
“The BoT therefore urges Party members to remain committed and focused on the success of the Elective National Convention”.
