The National Working Committee, NWC, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, says the party remains united despite all the challenges and that members leaving the party will eventually come back.
Acting National Chairman, Illiya Damagum addressing members of the PDP Press Corps after an NWC meeting at the PDP secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital said “To those that are contemplating, they should know that there is no place and there’s nowhere that will be as accommodating as our party. But if they feel… I will wish them good luck. But I know they will come back”.
“We will watch them and take appropriate actions at the right time. If you believe in this party, you should be an ambassador that protects the fortunes that this party has given to the citizens of this country when it was there”.
July NEC
He said that all thorny issues affecting the party were trashed out. and as proposed by the last NEC, “the NEC meeting scheduled for 23rd, 24th and 25th will still hold. To our members, I want to bring good tidings, that your party is intact.
“Our leaders have already come together to give us this leadership. This is what you can see in this NWC. And I keep reiterating this is the only party in the country that has lasted this long. We have mastered the act of conflict resolution. We know our problems and we solve them within ourselves,” he stated.
Message to APC
To the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, he said they can continue to harass, and buy members of the PDP as much as they can. “But the 2027 election is between Nigerians and APC. So, it is better to start now and correct your ways. Hunger, insecurity, arbitrary extortion of Nigerians is more than overwhelming”.
Nigeria is a Democracy
Damagum stressed that Nigeria is a democratic country, as such the yearnings of the citizens should be attended to.
“We are not conquered. We are law-abiding citizens. We deserve to be heard. For democracy to thrive people must speak their minds. People should be listened to and policies should be people-oriented. It’s not for the few”.
The meeting had in attendance all members of the NWC including Sen. Samuel Anyanwu who returned to his post recently.
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