The Senate caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has met in Abuja to screen aspirants for the party’s chairmanship position, barely six weeks to the national convention.
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio who led the caucus said the effort is to ensure that the PDP gets the convention right and avoid a repeat of past mistakes.
The meeting which was held in behind closed doors had key aspirants in attendance.
Some of the aspirants after the meeting told journalists that they considered the possibility of reducing the number of aspirants.
The PDP Senate caucus held a closed door meeting to screen aspirants for the party’s chairmanship position.
There are eight chairmanship aspirants but six attended the meeting,
A failed convention of the PDP last year in Port Hacourt plunged the party into a protracted legal battle.
However, political observers are hoping that the PDP would learn from that experience and get it right this time around.
The party’s highest organ, the National Executive Council, will also be meeting Tuesday in Abuja to resolve critical issues affecting the party especially as it is focusing on rebuilding its badly hurt structures.
Part of the agenda at the NEC meeting slated for today is the party’s December elective convention.
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