Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met with factional leaders of the party and some aggrieved governors on September 6, 2013, Friday, at a five-star hotel in Abuja.
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The mentioned event also included meeting with some pro-Jonathan governors.
The
list of participants includes ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, former
military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.); former chairmen of
the party, Ahmed Ali and Sen. Barnabas Gemade respectively and chairman
Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Tony Anenih.
Several
State governors were present at the meeting, including Gov. Aliyu
Wamakko (Sokoto), Gov. Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and
others.
After
finishing the event, the former President had a brief press conference,
claiming that he and members of his group were trying to prevent the
party from collapsing.
“Gentlemen
of the press, I thank you for exercising patience. Let me point out,
you have seen five of us as select elders of the party. We have taken it
upon ourselves to prevent the worst from happening to our dear party.
Two of our members are abroad and could not join us today.
“They are Solomon Lar and Alex Ekwueme and we are carrying them along.
“Regardless
of the reports your are hearing, it is suffice to say that family
dispute within the PDP, which we want to stem the tide of going to the
brink. And I want to say that we have met with the two side of the
family, we have listened to them and of”, the ex-President said.
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