WE’RE WORKING TO BRING OBJ, ATIKU, SARAKI, KWANKWASO BACK TO PDP – MAKARFI

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, said on Monday that the process of reconciling aggrieved foundation members of the party, including ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, his erstwhile vice, Atiku Abubakar, Senate President Bukola Saraki and other chieftains of the party who defected to the All Progressives Congress, was already in progress. The former governor noted that the work of the newly inaugurated reconciliation and discipline committee have recorded progress in this regard, adding that all the efforts were towards ensuring that the party form a formidable force to defeat the APC in the 2019 General Elections.

Makarfi, who stated this while speaking to journalists in Kaduna on how to reposition the party, added that aside from wooing the foundation members of the party, the reconciliation committee was also mandated to extend its dragnet to other noted politicians in the APC and other party who are desirous to join the PDP. The two-term Senator, who refused to comment further on the matter, said “we (reconciliation and disciplinary committee) are happy they have started well. We will not be reporting their progress because their progress is our strength. People will see it when they will see it. “Just before the convention, you will recall that we inaugurated committee for reconciliation and discipline. The reconciliation committee is mandated to reconcile all aggrieved members since formation of the party, not only aggrieved members based on Makarfi/Sherrif squabbles. All aggrieved members of PDP since the PDP was put in place.

“And also to try to bring in even those who have never been in the party before. So, their mandate is wider than the Makarfi/Sherrif political conflict.” Besides, he warned those who are bent on undermining the party through anti-party activities to desist, otherwise the wrath of PDP constitution would soon descend on them.