…as PDP governors sue for peace
Senator Bukola Saraki, Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President and Liyel Imoke, former Governor of Cross Rivers, among others, on Tuesday, stormed Ibadan, Oyo State, for a brief close door meeting with Gov. Seyi Makinde.
The close door meeting which was less than 30 minutes was held at the courtesy room of the Governor’s office.
Speaking with newsmen immediately after the meeting, Makinde said that journalists would be briefed at the end of the elaborate meeting scheduled to hold at the Government House later in the day.
It was gathered from a reliable source that the committee was in Ibadan to meet factional leaders of the party on ways to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the party in the state.
Saraki is also the immediate past Senate President.
Other members of the committee led by its Chairman, Sen. Bukola Saraki, include Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President and Liyel Imoke, former Cross Rivers Governor. – NAN.
Meanwhile, following the fresh crisis brewing in th PDP, governors elected on the platform of the party, on Tuesday, called on leaders, members and stakeholders of the main opposition party to remain calm.
Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal in a statement called on the aggrieved members to give peace a chance in the interest of the party.
The statement read: “We plead with all aggrieved persons and those with the interest of the PDP at heart to keep their gun powder dry, as efforts are being made in consultation with members of the PDP Board of Trustees and other stakeholders to resolve all contending issues.
“To this end, the PDP Governors’ Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss the affairs of the party and the way forward.
“The PDP as the only remaining hope of the nation for good governance must show an example to Nigerians and also take advantage of the current disarray in the All Progressives Congress, APC and its rudderless government.”
