President Goodluck Jonathan will meet again with the aggrieved seven governors of the Peoples DemocraticParty in Abuja on Sunday.
The meeting is a continuation of the meeting he held with them in Abuja on Tuesday evening at the Presidential Villa.
It was however learnt that while the President was ready to listen to the grievances of other governors, he was not friendly with that of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, who sources said he(President) would have preferred to be made a scapegoat of the crisis.
That notwithstanding, the President and members of his team at the Tuesday meeting were said to be ready to make some concessions.
Presidential sources listed those who accompanied the President to the meeting to include the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Tony Anenih; Governors of Kogi, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, Idris Wada, Liyel Imoke and Godswill Akpabio respectively.
The aggrieved governors were represented by Amaechi, Governor Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto), Aliyu Babangida (Niger), and Sule Lamido(Jigawa).
On the issue of party structure, the source, who spoke with some journalists in Abuja on Wednesday night, said that the President directed that the State Working Committees of the party in both Kano and Adamawa States be restored.
The source said, ““As for Rivers State, the President and his team advised all the parties to withdraw their suits in court to resolve the matter.
The source said, “When the tension was too much, it was agreed that 2015 poll should be put on the agenda at the next meeting on Sunday.
“Also, the fate of the PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, will be discussed at the next session on Sunday. I can tell you that Sunday’s meeting will determine the way forward.”
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