As political parties strategise to win elective positions in the 2015 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) has resolved to adopt and promote consensus in producing officers and to conduct election where consensus fails.
The party, at the end of a meeting of its national executive committee, national advisory committee and chairmen of state stakeholders committees, made this resolution in Abuja.
PDM, in its communiqué by its national chairman, Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, expressed delight over the deluge of requests from members and leaders of other political parties who wished to defect to the PDM.
The party revealed that it had attained its three priorities, which were the establishment of party structures at all levels across the country, establishing party offices in the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, and registration of party members in all the wards, adding that it had put modality in place to achieve the fourth priority.
The communiqué read: “Following the attainment of the third priority programme, the party is now positioned and ready to embark on the fourth priority programme, which is the conduct of congresses and national convention to elect its substantive officers at all levels (wards, local government areas, states, zones and national).
“In setting about the above task, the meeting resolved to adopt and promote consensus among party members in producing officers and to conduct election where consensus fails. Along these lines, officers of the party, leaders and members were advised to commence preliminary consultations and engagements towards the congresses and convention slated for not later than August, 2014.”
It added: “It was further emphasised that in line with its philosophy and spirit of openness, leaders of Peoples Democratic Movement at all levels should always welcome, accept and confer its membership rights, privileges and responsibilities on members of other political parties who align themselves with the spirit and philosophy of the PDM and decide to join the party.”