PDP Says: We Have Learnt From Our Mistakes

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has put behind the recent

challenges that confronted the leadership adding that its National Working

Committee (NWC) is “firmly in the saddle and very determined to stabilize

and reengineer the party to retake its preeminent place in the polity.”

The party also said the voluntary resignations of its National Chairman,

Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Tony

Anenih have become the huge sacrifice for the rebuilding process.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on

Saturday said “the National Working Committee appreciates the concerns,

sacrifices and valuable contributions of critical stakeholders during the

trying time” noting that the party “is emerging from its challenges a

stronger and more united front.”
The leadership said “though our party in the past few weeks has been in

the news more for internal challenges than for preparations for active

opposition, effective mechanisms are being put into place by the NWC to

reverse the trend, while leveraging on the new spirit of accommodation,

the confidence and support of critical stakeholders including PDP

governors and legislators-elect, as well as other officials of the party

across board to return the PDP to its winning ways.

“In the course of the campaigns, a lot of Nigerians became partisan and

politically active, the love for various parties actively aroused passions

in attempts to project support for their candidates. Such passion, drive

and zeal have expectedly resulted in a political frenzy that has kept the

citizenry and the society in a permanent election and campaign mode.

“It is thus the desire of the PDP leadership that our supporters would

channel their energy towards becoming active members in their various

wards, local government areas and states to boost our support base across

board for the task ahead.
“Mistakes have been made, lessons have been learnt. We must therefore

leverage on the new spirit of oneness and our collective determination to

regain preeminence, intensify efforts towards a speedy rebuilding of our

great party while retooling for a forceful, yet highly credible opposition

to regain power at the center.
“We believe that only a peaceful, credible and constructive opposition can

guarantee us seamless path to victory in 2019. To achieve, this all hands

must be on deck.
“Currently, our great party is searching for an appropriate and suitable

replacement for the National Chairman from the North East geo-political

zone. In this regard therefore, we expect that our committed members

should turn their focus on this very important task, which is essential

in the repositioning process”, the party said.
The national leadership then charged all its members across the country

to continue to work with the leadership at all levels while ensuring that

they are not in anyway distracted by certain forces including those

working for the APC who are still bent at using a section of the media,

especially the social media as well as sponsored protests to instigate

further discordance in the PDP.
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