Fears of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, formally splitting were assuaged, yesterday, after warring party leaders, meeting in factional conventions in Abuja and Port-Harcourt, made common ground with the sacking of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff executive of the party.

8:00am PDP delegates arrive the Sharks Stadium for accreditation

Tight security in and around the stadium

10:00am—Convention Planning Committee members and security agents cordon off entrance to the stadium 10:15am Party members, delegates and journalists shoved aside by security and some Convention Planning Committee members

10:30— Delegates’ tags yet to arrive convention venue

11:00—PDP national chairman, Senator Sheriff calls  a press conference at Le Meridian Hotel, Port-Harcourt

11:15am— Sheriff storms out of venue of the press conference to consult with PDP governors and party leaders at Rivers State Government House 11:30 a.m. News of likely cancellation of PDP convention fill the air

12:00 p.m. Journalists still waiting for Sheriff’s arrival

12:05 p.m. David Mark, Sule Lamido arrive for a meeting with Sheriff 12:10 p.m. Party leaders arrive Le Meridian Hotel to wait for Sheriff

12:25 p.m. Some delegates who got wind of cancellation start leaving for their states. 12:45 p.m. Delegates leaving the convention ground

12:47 p.m. PDP national secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo arrives the Le Meridan Hotel

1:00 p.m. PDP scribe, Prof Oladipo leaves

1:15 pm: Sheriff’s stormy meeting with PDP governors over. Chairman adamant on retaining position 1:40pm: Sheriff returns to hotel, has lunch

2:10pm: Sheriff addresses the press , says he remains chairman and cancels convention

3:30pm: PDP governors storm convention centre 4:30pm: Governor Segun Mimiko and Senator David

4:45 p.m. Austin Opara moves motion for the dissolution of the National Executive Committee It was seconded by Emeka Ihedoha

4:50pm: Governor Nyesom Wike announces dissolution of the NWC

4:50pm: Babangida Aliyu moves motion for the zoning of the presidency in 2019 to the North and he is seconded by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

5:00 p.m. Senator Godswill Akpabio moves for the formation of a National Caretaker Committee and he is seconded by Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo

5:15: Caretaker Committees led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi named and sworn-in

5:20: Members take oath of office as Makarfi delivers speech

5:30 p.m. Governor Ayodele Fayose moves motion bringing the convention to an end, while Senator Sam Egwu seconds MEMBERS OF THE CARETAKER COMMITTEE Senator Ahmed Makarfi

—Chairman Senator Ben Obi

—Secretary Senator Oyom Obazie

Senator Abdul Lingi

Barrister Kabir Usman Prince Dayo Adeyeye

Mrs Aishat Aliyu

Senator Odion Ugbesia ROLL CALL

Governor Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo)

Governor Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti)

Governor Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa)

Governor David Umahi (Ebonyi)

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta)

Governor Ben Ayade (Cross Rivers)

Governor Nyesom Wike (Rivers)

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe)

Senator Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President

Senator David Mark

Senator Ben Murray Bruce

Senator Andy Uba

Senator Godswill Akpabio

Prince Uche Secondus

Alhaji Babangida Aliyu Emeka

Ihedioha Austin Opara

Mrs Mulikat Adeola

Senator Theodore Orji

Senator Sam Egwu

Sule Lamido Mrs.

Kema Chikwe Gabriel Suswam

Vanguard…….
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