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The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says God will not forgive it if it does not make an attempt to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the party.

Walid Jibrin, chairman of the board, said this in Abuja on Monday while inaugurating an 18-man reconciliation committee headed by Jerry Gana, former minister of information.

Dismissing the insinuation that the PDP is dead, Jibrin urged the committee to explore avenues of reaching out to all affected members and to adhere to the ‎party’s constitutional provisions.

He also mandated the panel to submit its report within seven days.

“BoT is the conscience of this party and I think God will not forgive us if we sit down and do nothing; with court cases all over the place, about 15 of them,” he said.

“We decided to set up a special committee with a view to resolving the problem.

”With the calibre of the people we have chosen to represent the BoT, I am very optimistic that the end of this conflict has come and that we shall all come out smiling very soon, before our convention.

“We want us to agree that this our party will rely on its constitution and if we do, we must also agree that this party is supreme, this party is above everyone.

“It is above individuals and therefore we must all put our hands on deck to ensure that we resolve this matter politically.

Speaking on behalf of the members of the committee, Gana said not all political matters should be resolved in the courts.

He appealed to Ali Modu Sheriff, factional chairman of the party, and his supporters to accept the olive branch extended to them by the committee.

”This will enable the party make a headway as a vibrant opposition party to the ruling party,” he said.