PDP: Sheriff
welcomes Jonathan’s intervention
Abuja – The chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has
welcomed former
president Goodluck Jonathan intervention in the leadership crisis in the party,
saying that he has exhibited the character of a true leader.
In a statement
issued in Abuja, the national Secretary of the party, Professor Wale Oladipo
said the party also welcomed the stand of the governors elected on the platform
of the party supporting Jonathan’s intervention.
According to
Professor Oladipo, following the reopening on the national Secretariat of the
party, the National Working Committee ( NWC ) met and resolved to fukky
participate in the reconciliation process.
The NWC commends the
leadership role exhibited by His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in finding a lasting
solution to the PDP leadership crisis.
“The NWC notes with
satisfaction the stand of the body of PDP Governors on the need to adopt a
political solution in bringing lasting peace to the party.
“The NWC restates
its readiness to fully participate in the peace process.
“The NWC hereby
calls on all staff of the PDP National Secretariat to resume duties
immediately” the statement added.
He added in the
statement that the committee “received and approved the request from Ebonyi
State PDP for the approval of the time – table to conduct primaries for the
local government elections”.
It will be recalled
that after meeting with former president Jonathan, PDP governors resolved to exploit
political solution to to the resolution of the leadership crisis in the party.
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