{"id":30786,"date":"2014-09-01T04:11:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T03:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30786"},"modified":"2014-09-01T04:11:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T03:11:16","slug":"2015-pdp-northwest-endorses-jonathan-sambo-calls-decamped-members-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2015-pdp-northwest-endorses-jonathan-sambo-calls-decamped-members-return\/","title":{"rendered":"2015: PDP Northwest Endorses Jonathan as Sambo Calls Decamped Members To Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

VP Sambo calls for defecting Members to return to Party’s Fold as the PDP<\/span>
North-West Stakeholders Endorse President Jonathan.<\/span>

Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has called on aggrieved members of<\/span>
the People’s Democratic Party who left to listen to the voice of reason<\/span>
and return to the Party’s fold.<\/span>

He made this call today in Kaduna at the PDP North-West Zone stakeholders<\/span>
meeting.<\/span>

He added “There is a popular adage which has it that even the teeth and<\/span>
the tongue do sometimes disagree. It should be acknowledged that there is<\/span>
no alternative to the People\u2019s Democratic Party. As the largest party in<\/span>
Africa, it is good enough to accommodate all and sundry.”<\/span>

Arc Namadi Sambo Sambo also noted the significant rise in the party’s<\/span>
membership across country stating “The Party has been receiving mass<\/span>
decampees from the opposition swelling its membership across the nation.<\/span>
Prominent personalities from Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano,<\/span>
Jigawa and others states have joined our party along with their numerous<\/span>
supporters. This is a testimony of the acceptability of the party by<\/span>
greater majority of the people based on the party\u2019s past and current<\/span>
performance.”<\/span>


The Vice President also stated that the PDP was a party which thrives in<\/span>
the promotion of democracy and that the stakeholders meeting was aimed at<\/span>
strategizing ahead just as democracy has taken its firm root in the<\/span>
country. Adding ” this zone, which is the largest in terms of number of<\/span>
states, has placed on our shoulder the challenge of holding regular<\/span>
meetings and consultations so as to remain ahead of others at all times.”<\/span>

He called on\u00a0 the members to develop more concrete and pragmatic ways that<\/span>
would consolidate the strength of the Party and be unified in their quest<\/span>
to strengthen “a Party that has made its mark and improved the lives and<\/span>
well-being of our citizens.”<\/span>

Also in his remarks, the PDP North-West Chairman Amb. Ibrahim Kazaure<\/span>
stated that the meeting was convened to discuss matters that are germane<\/span>
to strengthening the party towards positioning it for greater successes<\/span>
ahead.<\/span>

“It is gladdening\u00a0 to note the eminent personalities that have graced this<\/span>
occasion. This is a testimony of the deep commitment of our party’s<\/span>
faithful to the growth and development of our great party. It is also a<\/span>
sign of our desire to ensure that we develop new ideas, initiatives and<\/span>
innovations that will further solidify the party and move it to the next<\/span>
level.” He added.<\/span>

Governor Sa’idu Dakingari of Kebbi state, who spoke on behalf of PDP<\/span>
governors in the North West zone\u00a0 promised the national chairman of the<\/span>
party of delivering all the States in the region to PDP. Dakingari<\/span>
described the Northwest as the most politically sophisticated region in<\/span>
the country and the largest in terms of voting population “with about 28%<\/span>
of the total votes in the country “<\/span>


At the end of the meeting\u00a0 a communique was read, which was unanimously<\/span>
adopted by stakeholders of the party\u00a0 in the North West zone urging<\/span>
President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2015 Presidential election.<\/span>

The communique, which was read by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Amb<\/span>
Aminu Wali rolled out the achievements of Jonathan Administration in<\/span>
Nigeria’s socio economic and political landscape particularly in the North<\/span>
West Zone noting the giant strides the administration has made in the<\/span>
areas of agriculture, healthcare, aviation, transportation, education and<\/span>
employment creation.<\/span>

The communique in part reads “Having carefully considered the steady and<\/span>
stable progress of our nation under the able leadership of Dr Goodluck<\/span>
Jonathan the stakeholders of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) in the<\/span>
North-West zone having in mind the monumental strides attained by this<\/span>
administration, have resolved to urge Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to<\/span>
declare for President in the forthcoming 2015 elections so as to continue<\/span>
the good works he started in nation building. We ask for nothing less.<\/span>
Consequently, we respectfully call on the National Chairman of our party,<\/span>
the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) to convey this resolution and<\/span>
unanimous declaration of the entire leadership and membership of the PDP<\/span>
in the North-West zone to His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to<\/span>
render himself for continued service to the nation.<\/span>


In his remarks, the PDP national chairman Adamu Mu’azu expressed his<\/span>
delight\u00a0 for the strong interest the members exhibited for the party and<\/span>
assured them that PDP was the party to beat as it has withstood the tides<\/span>
of all times. While stating that the party has achieved a lot and that it<\/span>
is time the party beats her own drums, he promised to convey the outcome<\/span>
of their meeting to the president.<\/span>

“As an observer, I promised to communicate the communique to the<\/span>
president. He stated<\/span>

The meeting was attended by Governor Sa’du Dakingari of Kebbi State and<\/span>
his Kaduna state counterpart Ramalan Yero, the deputy governors of Sokoto,<\/span>
Jigawa and Katsina states, PDP senators from the zone, PDP members of<\/span>
House of Representatives from the Zone, Party Stalwarts and several other<\/span>
dignitaries.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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