Worried by the crisis that has plagued the Peoples Democratic Party in recent time, culminating in the Court suspension of its Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, the 13 state governors elected on the platform of the Party will gather in Abuja Thursday in search of a truce in a bid to restore normalcy to the troubled Party.

The Director-General, PDP Governors’ Forum, Hon. C.I.D Maduabum, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement noted that the emergency meeting was summoned by the forum Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, in consultation with his colleagues.

It noted that the meeting slated for 5pm would discuss recent developments in the PDP.

“The forum enjoined all PDP members and stakeholders to exercise patience as efforts were on to ensure the stability of the party in the days ahead” he said.

Following a Rivers State High Court ruling on Monday barring Prince Uche Secondus from acting or parading himself as the PDP Chairman, the PDP was thrown into disarray with its two Deputy National Chairmen of the Party declaring themselves as the right successor in office to take over the reins of power at the WADATA Plaza party Secretariat of the PDP.

While the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Yemi Akinwonmi, announced an indefinite suspension of the meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The Deputy National Chairman (North) (North), Suleiman Nazif on the other hand said he was in charge and presided over a National Working Committee of the Party on Tuesday. He said the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party would hold on Friday.

The court on Monday barred Mr Secondus from parading himself as neither the national chairman of the party nor member. Mr Yemi Akinwonmi quoting section 45 (2) of the Party’s constitution said his deliberate decision to take over the reins of the party affairs was to ensure broader consultation in the overall interest of the party.

In a statement, he issued he said “our attention was drawn yesterday evening to a court order which purports to restrain our National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus from summoning and presiding over the meetings of the organs of the party.

“In the foregoing circumstance, as the deputy National Chairman South of the Peoples Democratic Party, after due consultations and in exercise of the aforesaid powers, hereby deem it fit and proper to postpone the National Working Committee, NWC, meeting earlier scheduled for today till further notice to allow for broader consultations in the overall interest of our party,” Mr Akinwonmi, currently recovering from protracted illness, declared on Tuesday.

It will be recalled that the crisis in the Party came into the open about a forthnight ago when seven Deputy National Secretaries of the Party tendered their resignation from the positions blaming Prince Secondus’ poor leadership style. This was closely followed by a sharp attack from the National Youth Leader who blamed the Party’s woes and defections of elected Governors on incompetence of the Party Chairman.

Also, a caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party at the House of Representatives asked the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, to “honourably” resign from his position. They accused him of having “no clear road map, blue print or policy programme for the PDP.”

Prince Uche Secondus was also charged with possessing a “lax and bedroom managerial attitude” which has led to “inept management of complaints, despondency amongst members and consequently an exodus of members of the party at all levels, including a member of the Board of Trustee of the party.”

Prince Uche Secondus latest ordeal from the Court papers emanated from his ward in Rivers state where the Party Executives expelled him as a member. The Party Excutive at the Local Government level also affirmed his removal and subsequently the Party at the State level endorsed his removal.

The case in Court which is akin to the fate that befell Adams Oshiomole of the APC is to argue that Prince Uche Secondus cannot claim to be National Chairman of the Party if he has ceased to be a member of the Party right from the ward level.