A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Minority Chief of the Home of Representatives, Farouk Aliyu, has suggested the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, to resolve its inside disaster or take into account merging with the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Aliyu gave the recommendation throughout an interview on a nationwide tv programme, stressing that unity and concessions throughout the PDP had been crucial for the survival of the social gathering and the well being of Nigeria’s democracy.
“I name on my brothers and sisters within the Peoples Democratic Social gathering and the African Democratic Congress to place their acts collectively. For my part, the PDP ought to merge with the ADC,” he stated.
In accordance with him, if the PDP is actually dealing with decline, a merger may assist revive the opposition and strengthen democratic governance within the nation.
He famous that vibrant opposition events are important to holding the federal government accountable.
Aliyu recalled that the APC itself emerged from a merger of a number of political events, together with the All Nigeria Peoples Social gathering, ANPP, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and Motion Congress of Nigeria, ACN.
He maintained that it was not the accountability of the APC to unite opposition events, including that revered political actors throughout the PDP and ADC should take steps to reposition themselves.
The APC chieftain stated the ruling social gathering was not afraid of opposition, stressing that Nigeria belongs to all residents and to not any particular person or political social gathering.
His remarks come amid ongoing management crises throughout the PDP and the latest defection of a number of key social gathering stalwarts, together with governors and Nationwide Meeting members, to the APC.
