Former Governor of Gombe State and senator representing Gombe North, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has reaffirmed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stays a key political determine in northern Nigeria, regardless of his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Talking throughout an expanded stakeholders’ assembly of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) in Gombe on Sunday night time, Dankwambo described Atiku as a broadly revered chief whose standing stays unchanged.
“It’s time to construct our social gathering as at right now, it’s not about management of the social gathering however we’ve leaders we recognise like within the north; Atiku Abubakar is our chief, we love and like him and by advantage of his place as a former vice chairman he’s our chief whether or not he’s in PDP or ADC,” he mentioned.
Dankwambo additionally acknowledged the management roles of different outstanding northern figures, together with the present Vice President Kashim Shettima and former Vice President Namadi Sambo.
“Kashim Shettima is our chief, he’s our vice chairman, and he’s from this zone we love and like him. We hope he involves our social gathering, together with Namadi Sambo is our chief,” he added.
Addressing hypothesis about his political ambitions, Dankwambo dominated out a return to the presidential race in 2027.
“I don’t have the intention now to contest for the workplace of President. I’ve accomplished it earlier than, however as of right now, I don’t have the intention to contest now. Let’s end constructing our social gathering, solely God provides energy,” he mentioned.
The assembly, in response to him, aimed to transient social gathering members on the end result of the current PDP Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC) assembly in Abuja. He highlighted the social gathering’s organisational progress, noting that it stays the one political social gathering that has accomplished its congresses throughout all ranges.
“In a gathering held earlier than the Nationwide Govt Committee assembly, it’s vital to enlighten our members in regards to the points on the nationwide degree,” he mentioned.
“I wish to guarantee our those that as of right now, it’s solely PDP that has accomplished congresses from ward, native authorities, state and our zonal for those which can be due have been concluded, and we’ve mounted the date for our nationwide conference that can conclude different issues about social gathering issues.”
Additionally talking on the occasion, Senator Anthony Siyako, who represents Gombe South, downplayed considerations about inside divisions inside the PDP, citing the robust attendance of elected representatives as proof of social gathering unity.
“We wish to disabuse individuals’s minds; seeing all of us right here, members of the nationwide meeting, state meeting, it exhibits that every one is properly,” he mentioned.
Commenting on the function of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in ongoing social gathering dynamics, Siyako dismissed the notion that Wike poses a menace to the PDP’s cohesion.
“Wike is a single particular person in the entire system. If PDP have been a one-man enterprise, he could be an issue. PDP shouldn’t be a one-man enterprise.
“I’ve not seen any social gathering that has consolidated and grown from the basis like PDP; all others are assembly factors of some individuals alongside the best way, and subsequently, to disperse is simpler,” Siyako added.
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