By Myke Uzendu, Abuja
Acting BOT Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Adophus Wabara on Saturday met with the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa over the leadership crises in the party.
The VP candidates media office confirmed that the governor who was in Abuja met with the special reconciliation committee of the Board of Trustees on the ongoing crisis, and also to prefer solutions to those issues.
“We were properly briefed by His Excellency the vice presidential candidate on these issues.
“The committee is enlightened now on the issues and we’re moving forward. Like I said the last time, we have been going around and we met most of the governors. In the coming days, we will also meet with the principal, the Presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and from there we will proceed to meet with Governor Wike.
“We have met with some other governors, we have me Governor Samuel Ortom, Governor Seyi Makinde, Governor Ahmadu Fintri, Governor Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.
We have what it takes to resolve this, and very soon we will resolve all these issues” the BoT reported.
The governor said that the party will come up with a position after talking to all the stake
“We are talking amongst ourselves as governors realizing that there are several leaders within our party from across the country. We’ve been talking with ourselves.
“I believe that they’re still a little work to be done but a lot has been done. We are largely reconciled. There are still issues to be dealt with. That’s why you see some of the leaders of the party the Board of Trustees here today.
“We have had very useful discussions on what they could do and what we ought to continue to do as a party. But, because the PDP is a very large party, we understand that yet, there is some level of disagreement, but we will continue to stay in touch with ourselves to resolve the issues* Okowa said.
He went further to disclose that the team last Tuesday were hosted in the southeast by the governor of Enugu state. He described the meeting as a very positive step forward adding that they had very useful interactions with all the leaders in the southeast dating that it is a great plus for the party.
“I believe too that you’re aware, too that we were in the southwest where we were very well received by Governor Seyi Makinde and the stakeholders of the party. The few issues are still left on the table. I’m sure we’ll come to discuss it and in the next few days, we are convinced that will be largely reconciled.
“Governors and other members who are aggrieved are members of the party. I believe that my brothers would all work for the party, PDP is home and they belong to that home. They’re not going to destroy their home. So, we will allow it together. I do believe that we’ll continue to talk with ourselves and resolve the little issues that are left.
“Where we are at the moment is quite a difficult situation for this country. The country has never been as divided as this. The level of insecurity has not been this bad.
“Our economy is worse hit we have never gone this bad. When you look at the issues of education, look at the state of affairs in the various states there are obvious issues. Atiku is the only one who is best positioned to truly deal with the issues of Nigeria at the moment.
“We don’t want those who are going to come to the office to learn on the job, because we are in a critical position. So we need a man who has the experience who also has the level of humility and calmness, who is detribalized and ready to keep Nigeria together.
“Because until we understand that we need to trust ourselves and work together as a nation, whether you are a Christian or Muslim until we get to that level of understanding we may not be able to take Nigeria out of where it is at the moment”.
He said that Atiku Abubakar is the answer to Nigeria adding that has committed himself very clearly in his document to Nigeria “My Covenant with Nigerians” others are still thinking of what they are going to do.
He described Atiku as the man that is prepared for the job. “He’s not going to learn on the job and his a one man that is acceptable across the six geo-political zones of this nation. There is any other person that has the kind of credentials that he has. Atiku is the right person, Nigerians should think deeply and let us be guided that we need to work collectively to take Nigeria out of the decay that we have found ourselves”.
Those who attended the close door meeting include: former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Shuaibu Oyedokun amongst others.
