Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has urged the splinter “New PDP” faction to sheathe their sword and return back to the fold of the Bamanga Tukur-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement signed yesterday by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the Bamanga’s faction urged all aggrieved members within the new PDP during the last Special Convention to as matter of urgency drop personal interest and join Tukur to achieve the set goals of having a virile and strong PDP.
The party noted that the crises within the party for the last few months, rather than detract, have proven that the PDP remains the pre-eminent party that will continue to win elections at all levels in the country.
Metuh stated thus: “Following the upholding of the leadership of the PDP under the National Chairmanship of Alhaji (Dr.) Bamanga Tukur by INEC, the party has extended an olive branch to the Abubakar Baraje-led breakaway group urging them to return to the fold.”
“The position of INEC in affirming the leadership of the PDP under the National Chairmanship of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, and rejecting the demand for recognition by our aggrieved brothers has indeed laid to rest all contentions regarding the authentic leadership of our great party.
“However, we wish to state categorically that this is not a time for us to gloat or preen ourselves over victory. We must use this window of opportunity to engender true reconciliations, put all the issues behind us and move ahead as one big united family that we are.
The part also assure that the PDP as the only true national party is large enough to accommodate all interests and persons as we remain loyal to the provisions of our constitution as a party.
“In this light, we call on all our aggrieved brothers to relegate all personal interests and return to the fold so that we can ward off all external aggressions and forge a common formidable political front.
“We must at this time close ranks and rally around President Goodluck Jonathan and our leaders at all levels so that collectively, we will ensure that our great party delivered on its.
The party however, begged that all party leaders, elders and all members of the PDP across the board should continue to support the president and his Transformation Agenda hence upholding “the ideals of our founding fathers and the Transformation Agenda of the PDP-led government for the overall good of our people”.
Leave a Reply