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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will meet aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) known as the new PDP as part of efforts to bring back aggrieved members to its fold.
Recall that the group (N-PDP) in a letter to the chairman of the APC, John Oyegun alleged that they were being sidelined in the scheme of things by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government.
The chairman of the opposition party, Uche Secondus, confirmed the desire of the party to meet the aggrieved APC members as they are ready to do everything legitimate with other opposition political parties, to wrest power from the ruling party.
The media adviser to the chairman, Ike Abonyi, also confirmed this in a telephone interview on Monday.
Members of the “New PDP” who moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013 and helped the party win the 2015 Presidential elections, lamented the lack of appreciation of their efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari and the party.
Leading members of this group are former governors of Sokoto, Aliyu Wamakko; Kano, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed; Adamawa, Murtala Nyako and Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi amongst others.
The group, therefore, gave a seven-day ultimatum for a meeting to be organised with the leaders of the party to address its grievances.
“PDP is reaching out to all aggrieved members especially former members because they are doing everything to bring them back,” Mr Abonyi said.
Speaking on where and when this meeting would hold, he said no date has been fixed yet.
“The venue and date of meeting not yet decided but the party leadership is open to its returning members. As we always say the umbrella is big enough to accommodate everyone including new members.”