The splinter faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kawu Baraje has requested President Goodluck Jonathan to postpone the reconciliation meeting between the 'new' and 'old' factions scheduled for October 7.
The faction said it made the request because the date of the meeting would clash with this year’s hajj, and some of its key members meant to participate in the talks would travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the pilgrimage. This information in contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by nPDP's spokesman, Chukwuemeka Eze.
The statement, however, does not say if the president had granted the request. Neither did it state when nPDP wants the meeting held.
Previously, Jonathan and the members of the faction met on September 16 after which another meeting aimed to resolve the grey areas was fixed for October 7.
Governors of the faction at the previous meeting were Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), and Babangida Aliyu (Niger), who read the communiqué agreed by both parties. Only one of its governors, Aliyu Wamakko, was absent from the meeting.
In the statement, the Baraje faction said it sent an emissary to Jonathan requesting for the postponement, adding that the decision to do so was taken on Tuesday night at its meeting in Abuja.
The faction said it made the request because the date of the meeting would clash with this year’s hajj, and some of its key members meant to participate in the talks would travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the pilgrimage. This information in contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by nPDP's spokesman, Chukwuemeka Eze.
The statement, however, does not say if the president had granted the request. Neither did it state when nPDP wants the meeting held.
Previously, Jonathan and the members of the faction met on September 16 after which another meeting aimed to resolve the grey areas was fixed for October 7.
Governors of the faction at the previous meeting were Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Musa Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers), and Babangida Aliyu (Niger), who read the communiqué agreed by both parties. Only one of its governors, Aliyu Wamakko, was absent from the meeting.
In the statement, the Baraje faction said it sent an emissary to Jonathan requesting for the postponement, adding that the decision to do so was taken on Tuesday night at its meeting in Abuja.
“Our National Chairman, Alhaji Baraje, and most of our other key members, including most of the G7 Governors and the five other Governors that have indicated interest to join us by next week, as well as members of the National Assembly, former Governors, and business moguls, are billed to perform the Hajj, which is already in operation,” the statement reads in part.
The faction also said its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting fixed for October 5 had been called off until Baraje’s return. The statement added:
“We sincerely regret the inconvenience(s) in any form this may cause our beloved President, party faithful and Nigerians’ as praying to our God should be the utmost part from us particularly now knowing very well that with God the elusive peace in our party and country can be achieved.”
It said that the factional chairman and the governors in its fold had been mandated to use the opportunity of the hajj to pray for the restoration of peace in the ruling party, as well as the country. It assured its supporters and other Nigerians of its commitment towards bringing back the glorious days of both the PDP and the country.
“On our part, we as leaders are committed to ensuring that our current struggle does not end as an exercise in futility but would achieve the set objectives of restoring our party to the path of honour and greatness,” the nPDP said in the statement.
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