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As the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) refines its strategies for a potential return to the Presidential Villa, the party’s National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, emphasized that the party is more prepared than ever to take over the country’s top position.
This is even as a group led by Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, threatened that the party’s national convention will become contentious if six demands—including recognizing its South-South zonal convention, holding a new Southeast zonal congress, and conducting local government elections in Ekiti State—are not met.
But the chairman stated that he endured criticism for the party’s progress and urged party members to make necessary sacrifices.
He reaffirmed that the party is more united and better positioned to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
“This is mission-critical. The recent by-elections across the country, as well as the local government elections in Port Harcourt, speak for themselves. Opposition parties were met with intimidation and blatant rigging.
“The ruling party has shown no regard for democracy; their only interest lies in disenfranchising voters and stealing mandates. I will not dignify their actions by calling it ‘winning.’
“Just as during the military era, when the founding fathers of our great party courageously accepted the responsibility of challenging the existing power structure, today we, too, accept this responsibility—to rescue Nigeria’s democracy from undemocratic forces and to save our nation from this on-going bastardization” Damagum stated.
In his remarks, the Chairman of PDP Governors Forum and governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed said that despite the zoning arrangements, members are at liberty to declare their interest in any position just as he assured that no one will be disenfranchised.
He said, “The time has come when we must flex our muscles. We are not cowards, and we are not afraid of anybody.
“We are capable of navigating this party beyond the shenanigans, beyond the arrogance, and beyond the impunity of others.
“We cannot continue to allow people to take us to the slaughterhouse. That’s our job. And our job is to make sure we don’t go to the slaughterhouse.
“We are working as governors and working with the committee to ensure that. The keyword is discipline. We will no longer allow anybody to take us for granted.
“It has to stop. Enough is enough. We are not going to tolerate it any longer. Yes, consensus. Yes, accommodation but accommodation cannot mean stupidity”.
