Despite a disruption at the PDP National Secretariat by police operatives on the eve of the meeting, party leaders convened as scheduled and resolved to close ranks.


Saraki, in a personally signed statement issued after the meeting, said the party chose peace and unity over division.


He stated that ”Our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, successfully concluded the 100th edition of its National Executive Committee, NEC,meeting.


“It was a symbolic gathering, as the meeting could have either been the breaking point, going by events of the last 48 hours, or the junction to cross the Rubicon and march forward into greater heights. Our esteemed leaders chose the latter.


“Today, there was no victor and no vanquished. The winner today is the PDP.
“Another winner is Nigeria’s democracy because, without a vibrant opposition, democracy dies,” he added.