A former Senate President, Mr. David Mark, and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to reconcile with embattled sacked National chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus.
The PDP leaders, who were keen to restore peace and tranquility to the party, also told the governor to withdraw suits filed in the state.
According to them, the party needed a united force and dedication of the members to be victorious in the next general election. Apparently dissatisfied with the crisis rocking the opposition party, the members of the party’s reconciliation committee, led by David Mark, visited Governor Wike in Port Harcourt.
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David Mark and seven other members had held talks with Governor Wike over the crisis in the party for about three and a half hours.
Also, the members tabled a three-point agenda, including asking him to prevail on Rivers PDP members to withdraw the court case which led to the suspension of Prince Uche Secondus as national chairman, seeking his opinion on how to move the party forward and reconciliation with Secondus.
According to the report, a top source said the panel members arrived at the Government House at about 2.30 pm.
The members of the delegation are a former minister of foreign affairs, Chief Tom Ikimi: a former national chairman of the party, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo; another former national chairman, Haliru Mohammed; Sen. Enyinaya Abaribe and a former minister of women affairs, Hajiya Inna Ciroma.
The source said, “The panel is determined to find a lasting solution to the crisis at hand. The job is easier because the two gladiators are from Rivers state and from the same political family.
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“The panel may still reach out to some PDP elders like ex-Governor Peter Odili who both Wike and Secondus still defer to.
With his stronghold on PDP in Rivers State, no member can go to court against Secondus without the knowledge of Wike.” It was gathered that the panel may meet with Secondus before Friday, September 3, as the members of the panel reportedly returned to Abuja after the meeting.
The committee also wanted both Secondus and Governor Wike to withdraw all suits before the Degema High Court, Calabar, High Court and Kebbi High Court and allow the return to the status quo, a source explained.
Governor Wike was said to have told the committee members that he would have preferred the matter to be resolved at the Supreme Court, the way the apex court did when Senator Ali Sheriff claimed to be the national chairman of PDP in 2017.