Fresh facts have emerged on what transpired at the recent closed-door meeting between former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by a former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

A source privy to the meeting told THISDAY at the weekend that Jonathan complained to the Saraki-led committee that the PDP left him in the dark, without any role assigned to him.

According to the source, Jonathan told the committee that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was trying to poach him because the PDP did not carry him along in its activities.

APC had clarified that it was not wooing the former president to become its presidential candidate in 2023.


But the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the party and Yobe State Governor, Mr. Mai Buni, had led some other governors of the ruling party to a private meeting with Jonathan in his Abuja residence without any member of the PDP in attendance.

Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. David Umahi, who recently defected to the APC from the PDP; Governor Atiku Bagudu, of Kebbi, who is the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum; and Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State were at the meeting.

Also in the team was Mr. Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, former presidential liaison officer to the National Assembly.

According to the source privy to the meeting between Jonathan and the Saraki group, the former president said he stood back because the PDP did not assign him any responsibility or role and he didn’t want to be seen as imposing himself on the party.

He explained that he perceived that the APC people might have approached him because the PDP did not assign him any responsibility as a former president on the platform of the party.


However, the source said: “Jonathan said that now that the PDP has sent a high-power delegation to him, led by the former Senate president, he would make himself available to the party, be it for reconciliation, party building, and any other responsibility. He said he is ready to play any role.”

The source said Jonathan told the PDP Reconciliation and Strategy Committee that he is a committed and loyal PDP member.

“He renewed his commitment to PDP to provide the needed leadership,” the source added.

After the meeting with the former president, the chairman of the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, Saraki, told reporters that the committee was starting off with the former president and that they were in his house to let him know what their plans are and also to hear his own views and advice on what they need to do and how to do it as well as what they need to strengthen the party and reconcile aggrieved members in order to bring about unity and focus within the party.

According to Saraki, “It was a very useful meeting. He gave us his views and we are very happy. He reassured all of us of his commitment to the PDP and he told us that he is still ready to offer his time, experience, and resources to strengthen the party and that is very strong and important for us. Of course, you know there are funny issues going on but we are leaving this place very happy.

“He is also ready to work with the reconciliation committee to play his own role. That is a great step for the party. We have put that behind us. All those people of the other party that would like to come and disturb our leaders; Our leaders are here and they are ready to work for the party.”


The former Senate president who was evasive on the 2023 Presidency, however, said the former president’s readiness to work in furtherance of the cause of the PDP is commendable.

“We spoke about what role former presidents like him will play and he left us feeling very happy that yes, he will like to play that role in the PDP and helping our committee to move forward,” he said.

He further added that those disturbing the former president about quitting the major opposition party should perish the thought as he (Jonathan) remains a PDP man to the core.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/02/22/jonathan-complains-of-neglect-by-pdp/


Lalasticlala

My countless series of FTC

Is a sign of great things to come to Nigeria

Meanwhile. Politics is not what a common man should indulge in

Jonathan and wife Mama Peace voted APC in the last Governorship elections in Balyesa

Now he is complaining of neglect from PDP

I guess there is a lot going on that we don’t know



I HOPE I MADE SENSE

With this body language you know he's gone to APC already, what then happens to Tinubu. Politics is sad

Na so e dey take start.
This man truly wants to cross carpet.

If not for shame, pride and arrogance , Jonathan would have become an APC card carrying member.

PDP is just a party reserved for enemies that have been rejected by the APC

Jona deserves respect from the PDP

LOL

Your money finish?

Thieves

Those shouting that PDP will defeat APC come 2023, do you still maintain your position or we should allow you make some corrections?
When I told them that even Secondus may join APC before 2023 they were insulting. But let's watch and see how PDP will defeat APC in 2023

Hmmm..... We are watching this big drama.

What do you expect? The party only recognises who has money and power. The Wike they so much respect now will not be worth a feather in their eyes after his tenure

Why is he complaining?

Baba if you wan move, move


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As far as I know... .l love him as a person.

All I know is that come 2023, both PDP & APC will be voted out.
Except the youth choose to remain lazy dumb.

If only this man fit come back
If you like say he is a thief but at least things cheap and money circulate
Baba that is not corrupt want to kill us with high cost of goods and high fuel price
Goodluck is still the best man after Yar'dua

PDP no need weak weak men around them.

He's about to port to APC to disgrace himself further

2023 is the agenda for this politicians... While the common man is thinking of how to survive kidnapping, hunger, fuel hike, no light, no road, cement 4,000.

Is this life balanced?

Since the return of Atiku, Saraki and Co back to PDP, the party has never been the same again. PDP that couldn't make any important decision without consulting Jonathan, OBJ, is now a party full of rude individuals.

Someone that they only respected because he was the Father Christmas. As soon as money is no longer coming, he was discarded like a used condom.
Where was the same respect and loyalty Wike used to accord Mama piss ?

Ok

A sign that he is decamping to APC

Greedy and dull man, you never learn your lessons

I hate long story
If you are contesting under any party. Please change your first lady then you get me and my family thumbs
She's a disgrace to our mothers not slay werey kweens oog

I knew it...

Oga enter APC once and for all make we hear word abeg!

Lafenwaoke:
With this body language you know he's gone to APC already, what then happens to Tinubu. Politics is sad

Let GEJ the clueless, be the next president.