Tukur Apoligises As Kwakwanso,Wamakko,Lamido Visit

Three of the five PDP governors at loggerheads with the PDP hierarchy yesterday visited the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.

Tukur had been at loggerheads with the five governors since late last year, with the crisis culminating in the suspension of the Sokoto State governor, Aliyu Wamakko, before it was lifted recently.

The meeting was reported to be part of the deal brokered by former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, which reportedly involved the governors meeting Tukur in his  house as a mark of respect, while the party chairman was also requested to mend fences with those he had offended among the governors.

It was confirmed that as part of the peace efforts, three governors, Sule Lamido of Jigawa, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso of Kano and Wamakko visited Tukur in his house on Thursday.

It was also learnt that the governors and the chairman discussed the crises rocking the PDP in details and, afterwards, agreed to work together for the peace of the party.

A source at the meeting said the chairman apologised to the governors for whatever wrong he might have done against them, while the governors, in turn, also apologised to the chairman on whatever ways they might have spoken wrongly about him.

One of the issues resolved and apologised for was the suspension of Sokoto State governor.

Tukur was said to have told the governors that at his age and as an elder statesman, all he wanted was to contribute to the peace of the party and ensure President Goodluck Jonathan consolidated on his achievements.

He also told them that as a father, he could not be seen engaging governors in fisticuffs, while assuring them that the misunderstanding within the PDP would soon be resolved.

A source at the meeting also narrated that the proposal for the two contending chairmen of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) to step down for a neutral candidate was still on the table.

“The party chairman apologised profusely to the governors and urged them to allow the reconciliation efforts to yield desired fruits. About 10 governors were at the meeting,” the source said.