The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) says it has put behind the recent challenges that
confronted the leadership adding that its National Working Committee (NWC) is
“firmly in the saddle and very determined to stabilize and reengineer the party
to retake its preeminent place in the polity.”
According to
Vanguard, The party also said the voluntary resignations of its National
Chairman, Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief
Tony Anenih have become the huge sacrifice for the rebuilding process.
PDP National
Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said “the National
Working Committee appreciates the concerns, sacrifices and valuable
contributions of critical stakeholders during the trying time” noting that the
party “is emerging from its challenges a stronger and more united front.”
The
leadership said “though our party in the past few weeks has been in the news
more for internal challenges than for preparations for active opposition,
effective mechanisms are being put into place by the NWC to reverse the trend,
while leveraging on the new spirit of accommodation, the confidence and support
of critical stakeholders including PDP governors and legislators-elect, as well
as other officials of the party across board to return the PDP to its winning
ways.
“In the
course of the campaigns, a lot of Nigerians became partisan and politically
active, the love for various parties actively aroused passions in attempts to
project support for their candidates. Such passion, drive and zeal have
expectedly resulted in a political frenzy that has kept the citizenry and the
society in a permanent election and campaign mode.
“It is thus
the desire of the PDP leadership that our supporters would channel their energy
towards becoming active members in their various wards, local government areas
and states to boost our support base across board for the task ahead.
“Mistakes
have been made, lessons have been learnt. We must therefore leverage on the new
spirit of oneness and our collective determination to regain preeminence,
intensify efforts towards a speedy rebuilding of our great party while
retooling for a forceful, yet highly credible opposition to regain power at the
center.
“We believe
that only a peaceful, credible and constructive opposition can guarantee us
seamless path to victory in 2019. To achieve, this all hands must be on deck.
“Currently, our great party is searching for
an appropriate and suitable replacement for the National Chairman from the
North East geo-political zone. In this regard therefore, we expect that our
committed members should turn their focus on this very important task, which is
essential in the repositioning process”, the party said.
The national leadership then charged all its
members across the country to continue to work with the leadership at all
levels while ensuring that they are not in any way distracted by certain forces
including those working for the APC who are still bent at using a section of
the media, especially the social media as well as sponsored protests to
instigate further discordance in the PDP.
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