Makarfi, Sheriff, Dickson meet, agree to cease fire

The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be abat­ing as Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi met with Bayelsa State Gover­nor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, who is also Chairman of the party’s reconciliation committee and agreed to cease fire.

While Sheriff, the Na­tional Chairman of the par­ty, was represented at the meeting by Ahmed Gulak, Bernard Mikko and Cairo Ojougboh, Makarfi, the Chairman of PDP Nation­al Caretaker Committee, was represented by Prince Dayo Adeyeye and Rt. Hon Dave Iorhemba.

According to the com­munique signed by their representatives at the end of the meeting that lasted for about two hours, the warring factions said that “all actors of the party should desist from making derogatory, inflammatory and divisive statements against party officials, stakeholders and members.

“That the party should not dissipate energy amongst itself but to focus on how to unite and be a formidable opposition ca­pable of taking over power from the ‘failed’ APC led government.

“That all key actors in the on-going peace process should henceforth desist from making public press statements attacking each other and statements in­sinuating negative acts ca­pable of dragging the party to the mud.”

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