PDP names caretaker committee for Katsina chapter after sacking SWC
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a caretaker committee for the Katsina State Chapter, following the dissolution of the state executive committee.
This was announced by the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, via a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Mr Ologunagba said that the committee was expected to run the affairs of the party in the state for a period not exceeding 90 days.
The NWC approved the composition of the caretaker committee on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC) pursuant to Sections 29(2)(b) and 31(2)E of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).
Mr Ologunagba gave the names of the committee members to include Dr Abdulrahman Usman, Chairman and Halima Zubairu Abdulhamid, Secretary.
Others were Nura Giwa, Haruna Jami, Lawal Safana, Sanusi Fari, Nura Kurfi, Sani Daba, Magajiya Lawal Matazu, Ado Turai, Hamza Jibia, Abdulhamid Danbatta and Aisha Ibrahim.
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