The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development,
Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu has called on members of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to rally round the new Chairman of the party,
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff for the greater good of the party and Nigeria’s
democracy at large.
Adebutu, representing Remo Federal constituency made this call on Monday
while playing host at his Iperu Remo Country Home to some members of the
PDP who were past political appointees in all the 20 local government
council areas in Ogun State and non-partisan ex-office holders.
According to him ” The emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the new
Chairman of our party is a distinct display of seriousness and a strong
determination to place the party back on the winning track. While his
emergence may have been misunderstood by some party members, it is
important we focus on the need to revamp the party as an all-inclusive
umbrella with a capacity to deliver electoral victory and a credible
political alternative before the electorates.”
Speaking further, Honourable Adebutu stated that the focus of party members
should be how to bring back the PDP in line with the vision of the founding
fathers which is deeply rooted in rural participation and collective
ownership.
“The foundation of the democracy our country enjoys today was laid by the
wise men of PDP and nurtured by the doggedness of our countrymen and women;
history will also be kind to PDP as our party helped to sustain and
preserve the sacrifices of these heroes against all odds. This has been
made possible as a result of the principle of collective ownership by the
founding fathers of this party, and this must be sustained.”
He therefore appealed to the new Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu
Sheriff, that “with great power comes greater responsibility. The power
bestowed upon him comes with lots of headache but he should look beyond the
pains and see criticisms as the concern of fellow party members who desire
the betterment of the party. PDP needs peace, unity and shared ideology, he
should see himself as the biblical Moses anointed to take the party to the
promised land.” He said.