By Dansu Peter
As part of the strategies to reposition itself and put up a formidable team against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has reportedly given "special consideration" to the President of the Senate, Alhaji Dr, Bukola Saraki among others to be wooed to return to the party, News Punch learned reliably
A top source at the national headquarters of the party made the revelation according to Punch Newspaper.
Other APC chieftains shortlisted by the PDP according to Punch Newspaper, as part of it plan to set up a special committee that will convince those who defected from the former ruling party to the All Progressives Congress and other political parties to return are; a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; a former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso; and two former Governors of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Adebayo Alao-Akala.
Others are former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliu Wamako; former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako(retd.) and some other members of national and state assemblies that had left the PDP, had been penciled down for approach.
According to Punch Newspaper, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is planning to set up a special committee that will convince those who defected from the former ruling party to the All Progressives Congress and other political parties to return to the fold.
It will be recalled that the National Executive Committee of the party at its 74th meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, had mandated its National Caretaker Committee to set up reconciliation and disciplinary committees.
It was learnt that the planned committee may be called “Contact and Inter-Party Committee”, and it may be headed by a former minister or a former governor, whose identity is still being shrouded in secrecy.
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