Jonathan, Mua’zu, Beg Kalu in private meeting

News reaching www.odogwublog.comhad it that the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), are begging the former Governor of Abia state , Orji Uzor Kalu to work for the party in Abia state and Nigeria at large.

This was plans ahead of the forth­coming general elections as part of its frantic moves to placate aggrieved chief­tains of the party who are disenchanted with the way and manner governors have appropriated the party structures in various states to themselves.

And in a move to ensure that amity returns to the Abia State chapter of the party and dissuade for­mer governor, Orji Uzor Kalu from dumping the ruling party, the PDP chieftain has been under intense pressures from his loyalists to seek for an alternative political plat­form in Abia State following the overbearing posture of the state governor, Theodore Orji.

But a source disclosed to Daily Sun that worried about the unsavoury development in Abia State chapter of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan held a meeting with Kalu on Tuesday, to find a solution to the intractable crisis .

The former Abia State governor it was revealed met with President Goodluck Jonathan in com­pany with the PDP national chairman, Adamu Mu’azu and former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame.

‘’They were sighted in a black jeep, driving into the Presidential Villa, using the President’s private entrance,‘’ the source said, further re­vealing that in the President’s waiting room as at the time Mu’azu led Kalu and Nyame in were Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha and House Majority Leader, Mulikat Ad­eola- Akande.

An aide of the national chairman of the party, who also confirmed that a meeting was held told Daily Sun in confidence that ‘’it lasted for over an hour. it was all about genuine reconciliation and how to move the party for­ward.

‘’Mr. President said em­phatically that Orji Kalu is an asset to PDP and everything must be done to encourage him to stay in the party. The party is working to ensure reconciliation with its ag­grieved chieftains, not only in Abia State, but nation­wide. We don’t want them to leave the party.”

Speaking with journalists when contacted on phone, the former Abia State governor, confirmed meeting with Presi­dent Jonathan, but rebuffed pressures to reveal what was discussed.

When contacted, Senior Special Adeviser to the Presi­dent on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuden Abati said: “the meeting was a private one but I am sure it has to do with what’s gong on in Abia State.”

Kalu said: ’’ It was a pri­vate meeting between me and Mr. President and I am satis­fied with what the President said. ‘’

Kalu had, last month, writ­ten to the national chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu, in­forming the latter of his with­drawal from the race for the Abia North senatorial ticket of the PDP. In the letter entitled: “Withdrawal from Abia North Senatorial District Race”, and addressed to Mu’azu, Kalu premised his decision on per­sonal sacrifice to save Abia PDP from crisis.

The former Abia State gov­ernor in the letter dated No­vember 24, 2014, expressed consternation over what he called the arm-twisting tac­tics of Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, in the choice of aspirants for elective of­fices on PDP platform.

He further expressed regret that Governor Orji deliber­ately allowed eminent Abia citizens to resign their posi­tions to vie for the governor­ship position, when he knew, ahead of time, that he had a candidate in mind.

Adapted from The Sun