BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 06, (THEWILL) – The Kawu Baraje-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan as originally scheduled on Monday to formally seek a postponement of the peace parley aimed a finding a way out of the lingering crisis in the ruling party..
The New PDP had earlier sought a postponement of the meeting, saying its leader, Baraje and others expected to be at the meeting, would be in Mecca for the Hajj exercise by Monday.
But a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the New PDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,on Sunday night said the meeting would still hold as planned on Monday where a postponement would be sought.
The statement said “Baraje just called from Saudi Arabia around 9pm to direct that the Governors and stakeholders of PDP under his administration that includes Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Alh. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Alh. Kwankwaso of Kano State who are yet to travel to Mecca should meet with the National Leader of our party and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Dr Goodluck Jonathan by 9am on 7th October, 2013 at the seat of power in Abuja to formally obtain permission from Mr. President to shift the meeting date to a more convenient date when all our leaders may have come back from performing the Haji operation.”
The statement added: “Shifting the meeting to morning period is to allow the mentioned Governors apart from Gov Amaechi to travel to Mecca later in the day of 7th October, 2013 for the Haji operation.
“According to the National Chairman, Alh. Kawu Baraje, this step is bore out of the plea by President Jonathan and respect we have for his office.”
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