Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called on
aggrieved members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to embrace
peace in order to move the party forward.
Obasanjo, who was the immediate past Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees,
in a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Sunday, appealed to
the aggrieved party members to remain calm and allow the resolution of of the crises rocking the party.
The Special Convention of the party was held at the Eagle Square in
Abuja on Sunday where 17 new national officers were elected while a
faction of the party under the leadership of former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar and seven governors also met at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua
Centre where it elected another set of officers.
The Abubakar-led faction said they took the decision to salvage the
party from “those who had hijacked it.”
Obasanjo said: “I want to passionately appeal to both sides to sheath
their swords and maintain status quo.
“I urge members of the party to remain calm while the elders of the
party meet to resolve the issues.”
The former president expressed optimism that the crisis would be
resolved soonest and that the party would be the better for it.
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