Governorship: Mark in Kogi to intervene PDP crisis

FOLLOWING the political crisis that is currently engulfing the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on who becomes the governorship candidate of the party, the senate president,  Senator David Mark, has arrived in  Lokoja to find lasting solution to the problem.
The Senate president, who arrived in Lokoja, on Thursday evening, with Air Force helicopter headed to the Government House to see the state governor.

Sources close to Government House disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune that Senator Mark’s visit was at the instant of  President  Goodluck Jonathan to speak with interested group of the party.
According to the sources, the Senate president was expected to make speak with the governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to avoid any thing that would affect the success of the party in the forth coming governorship election in the state.
The sources said following the alleged adoption of Captain Idris Wada as one of the governorship aspirants of the party by the governor the situation was generating tension and cold war among all the party members in the state.
Senator David Mark is expected to meet the governor, who is who in PDP in the state, all the Senators and members of House of Representative and the aspirants.
The Senate president is expected to travel down to Edo state tomorrow to attend the burial of late Admiral Augustin Aikhomu.

Story:  Nigerian Tribune