HIS EXCELLENCY, PHILLIPS OMEIZA SALAWU,
B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD, D.Sc, FCA, FCTI, FCS, FFIA, CPFA, ACIB, AICMC, LLB, BL,
THE MAN, PHILLIPS O. SALAWU,
FOR THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF PDP
He is an Astute Politician, the First National Director of Finance of the PDP, 1998 – 2002; a PDP Deputy Governor of Kogi State 2003 – 2012, a PDP BoT Member, 2013 – 2015; an Academic Star from A.B.U. Zaria, London School of Economics & Political Science, UniJos, Baze University and the Nigerian Law School. He made 1st Class Distinction at his B.Sc. Accounting Degree winning all the prime academic prizes; a Financial Technocrat, a Chartered Corporate Accountant, a Chartered Public Finance Accountant, a Chartered Banker, a Chartered StockBroker, a Chartered Tax Consultant, a Chartered Mediator & Conciliator, a Certified Forensic Auditor, and a Lawyer (Barrister & Solicitor).
DR. PHILLIPS O. SALAWU has 3 – point agenda to reposition the PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY, PDP
– RECONCILIATION: Will be fair to all concerned to
establish the needed unity
– RESTRUCTURING: To make the party respond faster
and appropriately to environmental issues
– RESTORATION: To restore the position of the party
in the Power Dynamics of the Nigerian State.
DR. PHILLIPS O. SALAWU is equipped with the following instruments that will enable him lead the team that will carry out the above 3 – point agenda:
CAPACITY: Has adequate knowledge of the Nigerian Political environment and its geo-political complexities
EXPERIENCE: Had been at the party’s National Secretariat from Day One in October 1998 and holding the sensitive portfolio as the National Director of Finance. He knows the history of the party from the onset to date.
INTEGRITY: His historical records in the private sector, at the Party’s Headquarters and during his Public Service in Lokoja Kogi State are a testament of his integrity.
CONTRIBUTION: Offered his intellectual, technical and material resources for the foundation and consolidation of the party’s control of National Political Power from 1999 to 2015.
ABILITY TO MANAGE CRISES: He is a Chartered Mediator and a Chartered Conciliator. He will use his professional skills to manage the emerging party crises.
RESPECT FOR THE PARTY’S CONSTITUTION: As a lawyer, he will respect the party’s constitution on its supremacy.
ABILITY TO ENFORCE PARTY DISCIPLINE: He will be courageous, firm but fair in discharging his onerous responsibilities.
FEAR OF GOD: He is a God-fearing man that will ensure fairness, equity and justice to all and sundry.
