President Jonathan Can’t Solve PDP Crisis – Atiku

Former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that only a nonpartisan committee “that will have authority and autonomy to devise the appropriate strategy to resolve the ongoing turmoil” can bring back peace in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former vice-president, in an article he wrote, a copy of which was made available to us, noted that the task of rebuilding the party was urgent. “As the current head of state and a leader of the party, it is incumbent upon President Jonathan to permit the establishment of a nonpartisan committee that will have the authority and autonomy to devise the appropriate strategy to resolve the ongoing turmoil once and for all and rescue the PDP from extinction. “As one of the founding fathers of the PDP, I cannot afford to be indifferent to these regretful developments within my party. The escalation of sectarian and tribal threats over the up-coming election is embarrassing and has only diverted the focus of the PDP from the welfare of the Nigerian people. “If the special committee established by the president to address the current crisis does not include representatives from various factions and the founding fathers, it will fail to create a sustainable solution,” he said.