PDP Ministers Meet With Jonathan Over Party Crisis

By Andah John

Immediate past Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, has hosted the Forum of Former Ministers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a bid to resolving the party’s lingering leadership crisis.

The meeting held at Jonathan’s residence in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

And it comes a day after the former president met with the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff,  to discuss on ways to bring factions in the party together.

Shortly after Tuesday’s visit, Chairman of the forum and a former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki, told journalists that the forum will challenge the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, which affirmed Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the PDP.

“I am aware that an appeal has been lodged against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division yesterday.

“With the notice of that appeal, I’m also aware that an application for injunction has been filled.

“So the position of the law in situations like this is that unless that application is taken and decided one way or the other that there is an interim stay and interim injunction.

“And so with that therefore, the caretaker committee continues as the organ that is legally charged with propelling the affairs of this party,” he said.