The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi on Friday said former  National Security Adviser, Gen. Aliyu Gusau (retd.); and an ex-President of the  Senate, David Mark convinced ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to organize a peace meeting.

Makarfi said this while reacting to allegations made by Ali Modu Sheriff that Nyesom Wike and Governor Ayodele Fayose paid Jonathan to conduct the meeting.

Spokesman for the Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye who spoke on behalf of Makarfi said Sheriff was in the meeting where it was agrees that the former President should be invited.

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He said it was agreed at the meeting that both Gusau and Mark should “approach the former President to convene an all-inclusive meeting of stakeholders in order to chart a way forward for a lasting peace in the Party”.

He added that “For the record, the last Stakeholders Meeting convened and chaired by the former President, Jonathan, was not sponsored or organised by Wike or Fayose as alleged by Ojugboh.

“The need for the meeting was agreed upon at the Residence of the Former National Security Adviser, Gusau in the presence of Sheriff, Oladipo, Mark, Makarfi and Obi.

” Gusau and Mark were mandated in that meeting to approach the former President to convene an all-inclusive meeting of stakeholders in order to chart a way forward for a lasting peace in the Party.”