The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appreciates the support, solidarity,
as well as the massive influx of Nigerians into the repositioned PDP as
the consensus political platform to rescue the nation from the obviously
incompetent and repressive rule of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
All Progressives Congress (APC).
The PDP notes that whereas the APC has completely shut its doors against
the interest of Nigerians, having been totally appropriated by selfish,
undemocratic and oppressive forces, the repositioned PDP remains the
only viable platform where Nigerians, across board, are now coalescing
to restore order, good governance and economic prosperity in our nation,
come 2019.
The PDP commends the enormous dividends being achieved by our Contact
and Integration Committee led by former governor of Cross River State,
Senator Liyel Imoke, in reaching out to like-minded persons and groups
from across the six geo-political zones and 36 states of the federation,
as we collectively build a strong, people-based front for the task
ahead.
The party reassures all members, including existing, returning and new
members, in addition to like-minded political groups and alignments from
other political parties of equal opportunity and level playing ground
for all to freely engage, irrespective of class, creed, ethnicity or
even previous party affiliation.
The PDP restates that it remains the only political party that is
completely owned and controlled by the Nigerian people; where no
individual or group can claim ownership or be allowed to appropriate the
interest of the generality of members.
Our determination is to continue to work with Nigerians to sustain a
vigourous, nationalistic and all-inclusive political engagement that
will fulfill their aspiration to restore healthy democratic culture at
all levels and rescue the nation from the clutches of the anti-people
APC administration.
The PDP however charges all members and indeed all Nigerians to remain
united and continue to resist the antics of the sinking APC to create
confusion and distract us, particularly with fabrications in a section
of the media, including laughable suggestions that some decisions have
been taken regarding those willing to join our fold.
Our response is that none of APC’s antics at fabrications, harassment of
our members, cooked-up corruption allegations, arrests, arraignments and
smear campaign will distract the PDP in this all-important mandate by
the generality of Nigerian citizens to be their rallying platform to
rescue our nation from the economic hardship and oppression that have
become the bold label of the dysfunctional APC and its Federal
Government.