Saraki peace committee plans to meet S’west PDP next week

THE National R e c o n c i l i a t i o n Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), being led by former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, will next week begin tour of South- West states to resolve the lingering crises that have polarised the party.

The committee will not only meet all the warring factions, but also visit former President Olusegun Obasanjo to discuss the progress made so far and tap from his wealth of experience in crisis management.

A source told that the committee is competent to resolve the impasse in the South- West “because there is nothing on ground to fight for in most states in the South- West.”

It was also gathered that Saraki had personally met with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and former regional chairman of the party, Eddy Olafeso, on the way forward for the party.

The source expressed optimism that the PDP leaders would work together after the meeting and ruled out parallel zonal congress as being feared by some party members.

It was also gathered that the next week peace meeting was strategic to herald the zonal congress fixed for Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Ibadan.

On Tuesday, the South- West PDP caucuses held different meetings at different locations to choose their candidates for the zonal election. The party caucus that met in Ibadan nominated former Ambassador of Jordan and former governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja as the next zonal chairman of the party while Fayose group that met in Lagos re- affirmed its support for Olafeso.