PDP Crisis: Sheriff Commends Jonathan, Expresses Readiness To Settle With Makarfi

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the party, has commended former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards resolving the lingering leadership issue rocking the party.

National Secretary of the faction, Professor Wale Oladipo, in a statement he issued in Abuja, disclosed that members of National Working Committee, NWC, at their meeting, sequel to the “official re-opening of the PDP National Secretariat”, Wadata Plaza, acknowledged the leadership qualities of Jonathan.

Oladipo said that the NWC also accepted the resolution of the party’s Governors Forum to adopt “a political solution in bringing lasting peace to the party”.

According to Oladipo, “The NWC restates its readiness to fully participate in the peace process.

“The NWC hereby calls on all staff of the PDP National Secretariat to resume duties immediately,” he said in the statement.

Oladipo said that the NWC also received and approved the request from PDP in Ebonyi for a time-table to conduct the party primaries for the local government elections in the state.

“Finally, the NWC commends the National Chairman, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff for the swift renovation of the National Secretariat,” Oladipo said.