A former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has emerged as the new chairman of the reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

No fewer than four different reconciliation committees have been established by the PDP to resolve internal conflicts since 2015 when it lost control of political power.

In 2016, it set up a national reconciliation committee headed by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State to reconcile feuding factions in the party.

When it reconstituted the committee in 2018, Dickson was retained as its chairman.

In 2020, the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) established a reconciliation committee, chaired by former Senate President Bukola Saraki, to resolve disputes arising from the 2019 general elections and party congresses.

These committees aimed to address internal conflicts, reconcile factions, and strengthen the party’s unity.

The newly constituted committee, which was announced by PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Friday evening, has a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche, and 23 others as members.

The party charged all leaders, critical stakeholders, and teeming members of the PDP to remain focused and committed to the vision, principles, and aspirations of our great party in the overall interest of growth, development, and stability.