Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains gathered in Lagos on Thursday to seek ways of returning peace to the state chapter of the party.
They met behind closed doors at the Lugard Street, Ikoyi residence of former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Bode George.
In attendance were Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, former Delta State Governor James Ibori, former Lagos State Deputy Governor Kofoworola Buknor-Akerele, Dr. RemiAkitoye, and Dr. Adegbola Dominic, among others.
Emerging from the closed-door meeting, Gov. Makinde, who expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, said it was held to resolve some issues.
He said that they made some progress in their assignment.
He said the party would work towards attaining peace in Lagos PDP, which he noted was crucial to the party.
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“We were able to resolve some issues. It is pertinent to say the party has made some progress.
“You don’t jump the gun. It is one step after the other; it is one step at a time. Why we’ve come here is to make our party work better. The PDP in Lagos State is sacrosanct. It is like we are putting APC on notice that they need to be informed of what is coming to them in Lagos State,” he said.
In his comments, George also expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting.
He said the party resolved to forget animosity, despite the differences among its stakeholders.
The former party leader noted that the PDP leadership would need the kind of wisdom applied to the two women claiming ownership of same baby to resolve the matters on the ground.
“We have the solution that we have all agreed on. Unless you want to deceive yourself, there will always be issues. But it will take the grace of the Almighty for you to be able to resolve whatever differences we have. And we spoke brilliantly; they spoke and we proffered solutions. We would come out and accept so that we can work together,” he said.
