The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday assigned portfolios to Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led 7-Man National Caretaker Committee.
The party announced the portfolios to the committee members during the maiden meeting of the staffers of the party’s National Secretariap and the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) with the National Caretaker Committee in Abuja.
The National Caretaker Committee and their Portfolios are as follows:-
1. H. E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi – Chairman
2. Senator Chief Ben Obi – Secretary
3. Prince Dayo Adeyeye – Publicity
4. Hajiya Aisha Aliyu – Women & Youth
5. Senator Abdul Ningi – Organization & Mobilization
6. Senator Odion Ogbesia – Financial, Treasury, & Audit
7. Barr. Kabir Usman – Legal
It would be recalled that the National Caretaker Committee was constituted at the Party’s National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on May 21, 2016 with only two functions mentioned namely: the Chairman, H. E. Senator Ahmed Makarfi and the Secretary of the Committee, Senator Ben Obi respectively; while other members of the Committee had no portfolios assigned to them at the National Convention.
The national chairman of the party, Makarfi reiterated that the committee will not exceed the period given to them by the National Convention to reorganise, reform and conduct a free, fair, credible and all inclusive National Convention.
