The peace process to resolve the lingering political crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is on course, former President, Dr.Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has declared.
\nHis statement Friday reassuring confused members may not be unconnected with conflicting signals that have filled the public space over what transpired at the meeting he held with contending forces fighting for the soul of the opposition party, which is enmeshed in litigations over the coveted seat of National Chairman.
\nWhile an appeal court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has declared Senator Ali Modu Sheriff Chairman of the party, the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee and other stakeholders have proceeded to the Supreme Court to seek to upturn the judgment of the lower court.
\nIn his statement Friday, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan commended members and\u00a0leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for their unreserved\u00a0support for the on-going efforts towards resolving the differences in\u00a0the party.
\nA statement issued on his behalf by his Media Adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu\u00a0Eze, also said that ex-President Jonathan urged them to ignore rumours\u00a0and false information being passed off as the outcome of the\u00a0continuing dialogue, stressing that the former President would address\u00a0the public on the positive outcome of the consultations, at the\u00a0appropriate time.
\nBelow are the details of the statement:
\n\u201cWe have observed that since the meeting between former President Dr.\u00a0Goodluck Jonathan and the Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party\u00a0(PDP) last Tuesday, in continuation of the mediation efforts embarked\u00a0upon by the ex-President, the media space has been inundated with\u00a0clearly off-the-mark speculations, presenting often contradictory\u00a0perspectives on the on-going consultations towards resolving the\u00a0issues in the PDP.
\n\u201cWe wish to urge the public and well-meaning PDP members to ignore\u00a0such misleading conjectures as they are obviously the handiwork of\u00a0those who do not wish the party well, and are therefore not happy with\u00a0the current reconciliation efforts.
\n\u201cThe fact that the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Ekiti State\u00a0Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, promptly addressed journalists at the end of\u00a0the meeting, to the effect that an agreement was reached on seeking a\u00a0political solution in resolving the differences in the party, clearly\u00a0showed that there was no ambiguity in messaging.
\n\u201cIt is obvious that those behind the misleading publications have\u00a0failed to achieve their aim, as the former President has seamlessly\u00a0continued with the consultations and reconciliatory meetings. It is\u00a0instructive to note that since the meeting of last Tuesday with the\u00a0Governors, ex-President Jonathan has also met with many other key\u00a0leaders of the party, including the Chairman, Board of Trustee (BOT)\u00a0Sen. Walid Jibrin, deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu,
\nSenator Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi, in line with his\u00a0resolve to carry all the organs of the party along.
\n\u201cThere is no doubt that the statesmanship evident in the former\u00a0President’s reconciliation efforts precludes his laying preconditions,\u00a0as is deliberately being misrepresented by a section of the media.
\n\u201cWe hereby reiterate that the former President is determined to\u00a0continue on this path of inclusive dialogue, by working with the\u00a0Governors, the Board of Trustees (BOT), members of the NationalNAssembly and other key stakeholders, until the internal dispute is\u00a0finally resolved.
\n\u201cAgain, we urge the public and loyal party members to continue to\u00a0support the peace process and not to listen to rumours, as\u00a0ex-President Jonathan will address them on the positive outcome of the\u00a0consultations, at the appropriate time.
\nSigned
\nIkechukwu Eze
\nMedia Adviser to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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