The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to former president Goodluck Jonathan not to abandon the opposition platform.
The appeal followed fears that Jonathan could switch to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and hurt the opposition’s chances in the 2023 general elections.
On Tuesday, PDP’s acting national chairman Yemi Akinwonmi led a delegation of party leaders to ‘beg’ Jonathan in Abuja.
Akinwonmi went to Jonathan’s house in the company of Daisi Akintan, former caretaker secretary of the PDP in the South-West and the secretary of ex-officio forum. Helen Taiwo, a member of the National Executive Committee, was also with him.
The three delegates met with Jonathan behind closed doors but the aim of the meeting later leaked to the media, reports said.
The visit was designed to acquaint Jonathan with current happenings within the PDP and seek his advice on how best to find an amicable solution to the crisis, it was reported.
“The South West team were with the former president to appeal to him not to abandon the party,” a source familiar with the arrangement was quoted to have said.
“They also appealed to him to show more than a passing interest in the affairs of the party by becoming more actively involved in the activities of the party.
“The former president assured the team that he would not abandon the party.”
