Former President Goodluck Jonathan has promised
to intervene in resolving the leadership crisis in the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Jonathan made the promise on Wednesday in Abuja
when the zonal representatives of the PDP Board of
Trustees, led by its Chairman, Sen.Walid Jubril, paid
him a courtesy visit.

He said that although he had been holding consultations with individuals, he would do more to
resolve the crisis.

He noted that Nigerians expected a vibrant opposition to the ruling party and that PDP must rise to the occasion.

“Unfortunately we have challenges, but I think you
should not be discouraged. Challenges are part of
life, it comes up in homes, religious places what is
important is our ability to resolve them.

This should not be beyond us, but I believe that
collectively, we can resolve it.

Any sincere PDP member should know that PDP is
superior to any individual, and that members
have sacrificed their interests for the party. Even
the nation expects a more vibrant opposition.

I have been talking to individuals but not in a way
that is exposed to media but I believe I should do
more,” Jonathan said.

The former president, however, regretted the
conflicting court orders on the party’s crisis, saying it was “unfortunate that the Nigerian environment is
that way to have conflicting court judgements”.

Jonathan commended members of the board for
their commitment to the party and condoled with
them on the recent death of their secretary, Ojo
Maduekwe.

Speaking earlier, Jubril said that the board decided to pay Jonathan a courtesy call in recognition of his
former position as president, and to brief him on the present state of the party.


“It is sad to note that the party has not less than
15 court cases with verdicts given on some and
appeal pending.

We have realised after our meeting, that there was
also need for reconciliation and there were committees set for reconciliations and the
reconciliations are ongoing.

We have decided to organise a special
reconciliation committee while the process for the
convention is going on.

We want you to come into the reconciliation, we
are sure that when you do that, we are going to
have a way forward in this matter.

We have great respect for you in spite of the fact
that you have not been appearing in our
activities,” Jubril said.

He said that the board had also embarked on several programmes and visitation to founding fathers of the party to address the crisis.