SAN FRANCISCO, September 03, (THEWILL) – As the peace talks between the leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the break-away faction of the party continue next Tuesday following a postponement, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, Chief Tony Anenih, has assured that the aggrieved members who pulled out of the party’s national convention last Saturday in Abuja would soon return.
Expressing confidence in the ability of the party to address the grievances of the aggrieved members very soon, Anenih, in a statement issued on Tuesday and obtained by THEWILL, said the grievances being expressed were genuine.
“I believe some of them have genuine grievances; but I have hope that once the grievances are addressed, they will come back. I am happy that the PDP has an internal mechanism for effective conflict resolution, and at the end of the day, the problems will be addressed and the PDP will come out of the crisis stronger,” he said.
Anenih, who disclosed that the aggrieved governors had requested for a postponement of the talks to enable them make wider consultations, said the postponement would also enable the leadership of the party to explore the best ways of addressing their grievances.
“The Presidency and PDP leadership would take advantage of the postponement to also consult widely on how to amicably resolve the crisis, “ he said even as he disclosed that selected party leaders would meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday as part of the wider consultations demanded by parties to the crisis.
“Part of the wider consultations is the meeting of selected party leaders with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday morning and thereafter, we will meet with the governors on Tuesday, next week,” he said.
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