Oyinlola May Not Resume As PDP Secretary Today – G7 Govs

[Shola Sholaz]

THE Abubakar Kawu Baraje led splitter group of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP held a marathon meeting yesterday in Abuja, saying that Olagunsoye Oyinlola may not  resume today until after all due processes have been satisfied.It be recalled that on Wednesday an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja re-instated former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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The governors who said that they were waiting for President Goodluck Jonathan to call for the peace meeting as a way of ending the crisis, said, "The onus is now on the President. We are waiting for the invitation. Not yet, not officially. As far as I am concerned, we should look at it as more positive or rather a plus for the resolution of the matter.
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The meeting which came one week after the last meeting which the police tried to stop also took place at the Kano state Governor's lodge.
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Present at the meeting were  the chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum, NSGF, and Governors of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu;  Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State; Rabiu  Kwakwanso of Kano; Murtala  Nyako of Adamawa ; Aliyu Wamakko and Abdulfattah Ahmed of Kwara, just as Sule Lamido of Jigawa was absent, but represented by his deputy.
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Briefing Journalists at the end of the meeting at 12.05, governor Aliyu Babangida who noted that the governors and the group were happy with the development where Oyinlola was re-instated by the court, stressed that it formed part of the issues the group has been fighting for which has to do with due process, adding that the moment he gives notice and all parties involved were served papers, he would resume as PDP national Secretary.
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He said, "We thank Allah wa subhana ta'ala for what he has done by vindicating through the court, the position of the Secretary General of PDP. We are very happy with what has happened and the Secretary General will resume his office appropriately after all due process have been covered. And we think it is a vindication of what has been transpiring because all along, the issues were issues of due process, issues of reform and we are happy that the court has done this for us.
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"So we look forward to resolution and future resolution of matters.
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There is a court judgment. The judgment must be given to the PDP secretariat. If by tomorrow the court judgment is ready, he resumes tomorrow."