{"id":79628,"date":"2021-04-11T05:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T04:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79628"},"modified":"2021-04-11T05:29:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T04:29:08","slug":"jerry-gana-3-others-return-to-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/jerry-gana-3-others-return-to-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Gana, 3 others Return To PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1696705698066812080\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Information Minister Jerry Gana, Amb. Esther Audu, Humphrey Abah and Adakole Ijogi, all former members of the PDP, formally rejoined the party and were re-admitted on Saturday in Makurdi.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place at the party\u2019s North Central Zonal Congress at the Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the returnees Prof. Gana, the former chairman of then federal orientation agency, MAMSER, said they were delighted to be back into the party, which he co-founded and was its first National Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MAMSER was an acronym for Mass Mobilization for Self-Reliance, Social Justice, and Economic Recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was an exercise in political orientation in Nigeria undertaken by former Military President Ibrahim Babangida as one of the recommendations of the Political Bureau headed by Dr Samuel Cookey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Gana defected from the PDP to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2018 to contest the presidential election on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gana described the PDP as the \u201cparty of purpose, discipline and a party that has all the potential to be able to move the country forward\u201d,\u00a0adding that Nigerians were relying on the PDP to rescue the country from \u201cdarkness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians expect you to take over the governance of this country for good governance to ensure the peace and security of this country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, therefore,\u00a0urge the PDP to mobilise and be united to rescue Nigeria and restore good governance, ensure security of lives and property and instill confidence in the minds of all Nigerians,\u201d he charged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said that the security and protection of lives was the real essence of governance and urged the Federal Government to protect Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gana thanked the leaders of the party for re-admitting them into the party that they were privileged to form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u00a0are happy to be back,\u201d he said, as he thanked Sen. David Mark and others who variously led the reconciliation delegation to them and ensured their return to the party.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Minister noted that during the reign of the PDP, five of the six states comprising North-Central were under its control while at the moment only Benue remained under the control of the party.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, harped on the need for party members to work hard and reclaim the remaining states in the zone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that we are back, we will do our best to mobilise, rebuild and reunite the party to take up the mantle of leadership come 2023,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks at the Congress, a former President of the Senate, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, expressed joy that one of the founding members of the party, Prof. Jerry Gana, had finally returned to it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said with the new crop of leaders in the party, victory in the 2023 polls was assured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that the people of Nigeria have tested\u00a0a second wife they now know how beautiful the PDP is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow with the return of Gana, the PDP will get back on track in 2023 and the whole of North Central will be governed by the PDP,\u201d Ayu said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He gave the assurance that the party was coming up stronger and better to take over the governance of the country in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the returnees on behalf of the National Chairman of the party, Gov. Samuel Ortom said their return would make the party stronger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ortom said\u00a0that the PDP would take advantage of the shortcomings of the ruling APC\u00a0to regain power\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the leaders of the party in North-Central would work hard to return the PDP to power in all its states.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He charged the new leadership of the party in the zone to imbibe equity, fairness, as well as protect and preserve the constitution of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no more `godfatherism\u2019 or imposition of the candidates in the PDP, the\u00a0 decisions of the people will prevail,\u201d Ortom said.(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Information Minister Jerry Gana, Amb. 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