We are sorry, PDP apologizes to Jonathan , commends him

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended its leader, President Goodluck Jonathan for the mature and timely intervention in ending the bickering among leaders of the party as a result of the outcome of the 2015 general elections.

This followed the outcome of a peace meeting held by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday night with the members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and some of his aides at the Presidential Villa where he directed a cease fire among feuding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a press Statement dated May 6, 2015 and Signed by Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary, the leadership of the PDP said the regretted any embarrassment the avoidable skirmishes may have caused the members of our great party, especially our founding fathers and teeming supporters across the country.

PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh in a statement on Wednesday said the National Working Committee will absolutely abide by the counsel and has instructed all the executives of the party at all levels to comply accordingly.

“We are aware that this unfortunate development is a consequence of post election trauma arising from our first ever defeat. We however note with relief that we have now overcome this challenge.

“The National Working Committee assures that in the new spirit of harmony in the PDP family, the re-engineering process which began on Tuesday with the inauguration of the Post Election Review Committee will be vigorously sustained to restore the lost glory of our great party.

“We therefore urge all our members to ensure that they henceforth guard their utterances and actions no matter the provocation and distortions in some section of the media while channeling their energies and ideas towards the rebuilding process.

“In this regard, all members who have reports, grievances and suggestions on the way forward should transmit same to the Post-Election Review Committee for an all inclusive roadmap in the overall effort to regain power in 2019.

“Our members should be wary of the activities of some mischievous persons within and outside the PDP family who are bent on frustrating this peace effort. Such individuals and groups have found the social media a veritable tool for their mischief through distortion of facts, false allegations and fabrications against our party”, the statement said.

The leadership therefore urged all members to join forces to ensure that the core values and the vision of the founding fathers are sustained while also directing all organs of the party to focus only on party administration in a manner that rekindles zeal and commitment among members and supporters at all levels.

Yesterday the president had directed all warring members of the party  to sheath their swords over the budding crisis in the party.

Some governors and presidential aides had criticized the Party chairman, Adamu Mu’azu and the NWC for the poor outing of the party during the election and has called for the resignation of the entire party leadership.

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, in particular had alleged that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu, sold out to the opposition during the last presidential poll, saying he has no apology for calling for the resignation of the members of the National Working Committee (NWC).