PDP Crisis: I Will Speak With Jonathan, Obasanjo Tell G-7 Govs

Obasanjo yesterday appealed to the G-7 governors to give peace a chance and to continue with the reconciliation meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan.

The ex-president was said to have stated this while responding to the appeal of the governors asking him to call Jonathan and the PDP national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to order over the way they have been using police to harass them at their meetings.



According to a source close to the meeting, it was Kwankwanso who set the ball rolling when he informed Obasanjo that the police interrupted their meeting in Abuja and recalled their similar encounter and how their members have been subjected to harassment from the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) which has marked their properties for demolition.

Other four governors concurred  with him while Amaechi gave his own experience in Rivers state and asked Obasanjo that his life was under threat as the agents of the First Lady have been harassing him.

The source said, “All the governors present narrated their ordeal to Baba Obasanjo, they urged him to come to their aide by calling President Jonathan to order. They cited how police have been harassing them whenever they are meeting. They claimed the FCT minister is threatening to demolish their houses in Abuja among others.

“Although they told Baba that they have made up their minds to dump the party, Baba cautioned them against leaving the party. He urged them to embrace dialogue and regard the ongoing crisis as a storm in a tea cup that would soon be over. Baba told them that PDP crisis is a family affair that must be resolved without any interference from the outside. He appealed to those who have made their minds to jump the ship to reconsider their decision in the interest of the party. He however promised to speak with President Jonathan over the issues raised by the governors.”

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