Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
expressed concern over the development and called on both sides to
maintain the status quo. He assured in a brief statement on Sunday
evening that a meeting of the elders of the PDP would be convened before
the end of this week over the matter.
The statement reads, “The
situation in our ruling PDP after the convention on Saturday and the
parallel convention same day has given great concern to all well-meaning
members of the party and particularly to the elders of the party.
“While some select elders are making
efforts to get the situation resolved as soon as possible, it is imperative to emphasis
that the move will bring back peace and return it to its vigorous and
dynamic election-winning ways.
“I want to passionately appeal to
both sides for now to sheath their swords, maintain the status quo, with
earliest conveyance of the elders’ meeting before the end of this week.
Members are equally enjoined to remain calm until the elders’ complete their
peace-making meeting.”
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