BEVERLY HILLS, July 13, (THEWILL) – Buoyed by Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling which put paid to its leadership squabbles, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed that the party would reclaim power in the 2019 general elections.
The party’s national chairman, Ahmed Makarfi stated this at a meeting he had with members of the PDP Senate caucus shortly after the apex court verdict which affirmed his leadership of the party.
At the meeting held at the Abuja residence of the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, Makarfi stated that the party would not repeat the mistakes of the past, adding that history must not be allowed to repeat itself.
He noted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, made a blunder in Osun State, adding that this was the reason why the ruling party in the state lost the Osun-West senatorial election to the PDP.
Makarfi enjoined the leadership of the party to work together and also ensure that nobody “is allowed to hold the party to ransom again.”
His words, “Work, we must work together. We must also learn to accommodate. But that should not be to the detriment of the people who fought for the party.
“Just as we take Osun West, we will take Nigeria in style by 2019.
“We would be coming with a programme that would be realistic and will not be against any constitution of the party, electoral act or any law whatsoever.
The former Kaduna governor told the senators and others present at the meeting that the party’s leadership would meet on Tuesday with the party’s Board of Trustees.
He said it was after the meeting that decisions would be taken on when the party would have its National Executive Committee meeting.
According to him, “All the caucuses are meeting soon, I think on Tuesday or so. We must be tactical, we must be careful and we must know that the enemies are also watching.
“The enemies are shivering already. Today is a turning point of things in Nigeria. We are moving forward. Where we have erred, we must tell Nigerians that we erred and seek their forgiveness. This is a collective victory.’’
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