There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have approached former President Goodluck Jonathan to deploy his goodwill in reconciling the feuding personalities in the main opposition party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Senator Gabriel Suswam, while featuring on Arise TV on Thursday, hinted that moves have been made to draft Jonathan into reconciling aggrieved members of the party.
Describing the party crisis as “family affair”, Suswam expressed the hope that the issues would be resolved before the February 2023 elections.
“Jonathan has been dragged into the issue to resolve the matter. Solving this problem between the G-5 governors is what we should be looking at.
“When (Nyesom) Wike inaugurated the election council in Rivers State, all the governors were there; they were also there when (Samuel) Ortom inaugurated the same in Benue State; this shows that they still love the party.
“PDP has the capacity and internal mechanisms to resolve its crisis; this is why we are bringing in Jonathan to help resolve the matter.
“Jonathan has been dragged into the issue to resolve the matter. Solving this problem is what we should be looking at. They still love their party at heart.
“Wike had said he is open to reconciliation; Ortom said some of his comments were misinterpreted,” the former Benue State governor said.
Governors Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Seyi Makinde (Oyo State)), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia State) have called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, after the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate.
