A former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has advised members of the Peoples Democratic Party not to make the mistake of making wrong choice of National Working Committee members at the December convention. Jonathan gave the advice when he received an aspirant for the party’s national chairmanship position, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday.
He cautioned that the party could not afford to make mistake in choosing its next national chairman and publicity secretary, describing them as “very delicate positions.” He said, “This time around we need a very courageous and vocal person to be the chairman. There are two positions that we must not make mistake on – the positions of the national chairman and that of the national publicity secretary, because I have worn the shoes before and I know where it pinches.
“If we make a mistake as a party and elect a wrong chairman and publicity secretary, we are finished.” Jonathan added, “We need a very competent person and a team player, somebody who will not negotiate to get money from the aspirants to make them candidates. Jonathan, who said that the December convention would be keenly contested, urged the chairmanship aspirants to see the exercise as a family affair.
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