Embarrassed by the bad publicity brought to the Peoples Democratic Party by the public spat between the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, the PDP Governors Forum as well as the Bukola Saraki-led National Reconciliation Committee, have stepped in to broker peace.
Saturday PUNCH gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that both the PDP Governors Forum and the Saraki-led had reached out to the two governors to plead for a ceasefire while a meeting was being planned to get the two governors to settle their differences
A top-ranking party source familiar with the issue explained that the party hierarchy was uncomfortable with the public spat which appears to be fuelling speculations by the ruling party and its supporters that the main opposition party is a house divided against itself.
The supply said, “The entire affair is embarrassing to say the least. Here we're as the main competition birthday celebration which should benefit from the lack of ability of the ruling celebration to control its success combating among ourselves. It does no longer communicate properly folks.
“We recognize the passion each guys have for the protection in their people and the want to remain in track with the feeling of the bulk of the humans they govern but at instances of national tragedy which we're in, what all of us count on is leadership. Both men are leaders we are happy with. They are doing properly of their diverse states and we want them to look at the larger photograph.”
Another celebration source said, “The birthday party isn't leaving some thing to risk. Saraki and his crew are also attaining out to the parties worried, there's no purpose for alarm; I can assure you.”
When contacted, the Director General of the PDP Governors Forum, C.I.D Maduabum, showed the forum’s peace actions but said it became now not some thing it was interested by making a media affair.
In reaction to a query as to whether or not the discussion board become concerned in intervening, he said, “Certainly, we are intervening, relaxation confident that our chairman is intervening; it isn't always an problem for the media.”
Also, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan said, “All of our governors are responsible human beings and they have demonstrated a very high feel of statesmanship and dedication to responsibility. Whatever the troubles are, they are being resolved; that we will assure Nigerians.”
Also, the former President of the Senate met with the Governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde in Ibadan on Saturday.
The meeting with Makinde became a observe-up to last week’s assembly the previous governor of Kwara State had with a former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
Both Fayose and Makinde have polarised the PDP as a result of their variations as both birthday celebration leaders have been supporting one of a kind factions of the celebration inside the South-West.
Both of them have also nominated one of a kind women and men for birthday celebration positions in the impending zonal congress of the birthday party within the South-West.
Their supporters have additionally been accusing and abusing their leaders, calling them unprintable names.
However, Saraki, in a tweet on Friday, said both Makinde and Fayose were equipped to paintings together inside the hobby of the PDP.
He stated, “As part of our ongoing efforts to reconcile the leaders and members of our wonderful celebration, final week, I had a assembly with the previous Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.
“As a observe-as much as the engagement and consultation, this nighttime, I just wrapped up an intensive however fruitful meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
“As we retain to concentrate to and study the concerns of stakeholders of our party, it's far first-rate to have a look at their willingness to work closer to forging a stronger and more united Peoples Democratic Party. #PDPReconciliation.”
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