According to reports, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Board of Trustees [BOT], Sen. Walid Jubril, says the party leaders
are ready to visit and emphatise with President Muhammadu Buhari, in London.
Jubril, who denied that the party promoted the rumoured
death of the President, said that the PDP was rather praying fervently for
Buhari’s safe return to Nigeria.
Her him, “Let him be well and come back and continue with
his leadership of Nigeria.
“If we are to be given the opportunity, the PDP leaders will
even go to London to wish him well and sympathize with his family,” he said in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] in Kaduna.
The BOT chairman, also spoke on the lingering crisis in the
party, saying that “the PDP will never die”.
According to him, the party is making efforts to end the
lingering crisis facing it and forge ahead.
“By the grace of God we are coming clean and the PDP will
never die, it will remain as a very strong party.
“There could be differences; differences will come and go,
we will emerge stronger and ready to win all elections like we have won in
Rivers, Taraba, Gombe, and we are going to win in Anambra, Ekiti hands down.”
The BOT chairman cautioned key stakeholders against
confusing party members, saying they should allow ongoing reconciliation
efforts by well meaning Nigerians including former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said that apart from Jonathan, other stakeholders in the
party are also engaged in the reconciliation efforts.
“I am very sure that there are moves by very responsible
party leaders on way forward for our party and we are making a lot of
contacts.”
According him, the former president is consulting with the
BOT and all the estranged groups in the party.
“He has spoken with Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff and
he is also talking with me as BOT chairman.
“People should give the former president the opportunity to
make proper scrutiny and come out with agreeable solutions on this matter.
“They should not be in too much hurry to further confuse
members; we are talking about political solutions.”
Jubril dismissed reports of alleged attempt by the Makarfi
faction to break away and register a new party.
“My belief is that when there are such decisions, it will be
subjected to scrutiny and discussions by all organs and forums such as the
national assembly, the ministers forum, former Governors, and we have the BOT
and also the chairmen of various states.
“Whatever we want to do, it must be subjected to their
beliefs and understanding.
“I wonder if anybody will say that he has gone to register
on behalf of PDP; I will not accept that.”

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