A former PDP Deputy Nationwide Chairman, Olabode George, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stay within the occasion and work for the progress of the occasion.
George additionally appealed to different PDP leaders, together with former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, the arrowhead of a coalition of opposition events which has adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) for 2027, to return to the occasion.
He spoke at a social engagement tagged “Restitution of Restoration” on Thursday in Lagos.
George mentioned PDP remained a powerful political platform, providing nice alternatives for members.
Based on George, it is just within the PDP that the curiosity of the estranged occasion leaders will be higher served.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that a number of opposition figures, primarily from PDP, Labour Get together, and others, together with some aggrieved APC chieftains, just lately adopted ADC because the opposition platform for 2027.
He mentioned, “There isn’t a coalition in at the moment’s Nigeria that may be stronger than PDP.
The PDP is a reborn political occasion that has weathered all storm and might by no means go below. All these leaders should return to this Iroko political occasion.
These forming coalition shouldn’t overlook they’ve traveled that method earlier than, and it quantities to nothing and it is going to be good they continue to be within the occasion to assist construct it.”
Based on him, occasion leaders leaving the occasion to affix an opposition coalition are desecrating the grave of the founding fathers of the occasion, who sacrificed the whole lot to provide start to the occasion.
“It’s a disservice to the occasion whose platform they used to get to larger place within the nation,” he added.
George famous that the PDP disaster, particularly at nationwide degree, had been resolved.
He added that the occasion had bounced again to take over its place as the foremost opposition occasion within the nation.
George mentioned with the decision of the problems in PDP and return of peace, all the explanations cited by Atiku and others for forming a coalition have been no extra tenable.
“The occasion has weathered the storm, this occasion is re-born, those who have attained larger place within the nation on the platform of the occasion ought to do a re-think.
They need to take it straightforward, there isn’t a method their congregating can move the PDP energy.
They’ve accomplished it earlier than, there isn’t a main concern of rivalry within the PDP that may make them depart the PDP,” he mentioned.
He, nonetheless, mentioned the occasion had not modified its choice to zone the presidency to the South in 2027.
“What’s the rivalry about? Why do they need to depart the PDP? They need to be presidential candidate?
Positions are zoned within the PDP. The founding fathers of the occasion zoned place as a result of lack of zoning of positions led to the collapse of the First and Second Republic,” he added.
