The end
of the crisis within Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic
Party, may be in sight as the two factions of the party on Tuesday resolved to
work together.
The Ahmed Makarfi-led
National Caretaker Committee of the PDP and a faction of the party led by Ali
Modu Sheriff met in Abuja where they agreed to put their differences behind
them.
The caretaker committee
was led to the meeting by its National Secretary, Ben Obi, while Cairo Ojougbo,
the deputy national chairman of the Sheriff faction, led its members.
At a joint press
conference, the groups said they had resolved to bring about a united, focused
and constructive opposition party in order to achieve sanity in the nation’s
democratic process.
According to Mr.
Ojougboh, who read the text of the conference, the groups also agreed to
constitute a joint committee which would embark on a holistic reconciliation of
the aggrieved members of the party nationwide.
He
said, “In reviewing the crisis that has engulfed our party, the PDP since the
loss of the 2015 general elections, after 16 years of uninterrupted leadership
at the centre, it became obvious to both of us as principal actors that it is
time to heal the wounds, and bring about a united, focused and constructive
opposition party that can bring sanity to our democratic process, bringing
relief to the teeming supporters of our great party, the PDP and to the benefit
of our country Nigeria.
“Based on the above, we
have both agreed to consult widely with all relevant organs of the party; set
up a joint committee that will carry out a holistic reconciliation of all
aggrieved segments of our party across the country and in diaspora; pursue the
vision of the founding fathers of our great party the PDP.”
He said the groups
asked their members to remain calm and refrain from actions and utterances that
could further bring about division and dispute in the party.
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