– The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have bounced back to
reckoning after its recent crisis
– The opposition party has resolved the issues that culminated to a
blown full crisis
– The PDP however says it will end bitter politics in Nigeria
The PDP shelved aside politics today, June 7 as members of the party
united in prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari. Led by the deputy Senate
president, Ike Ekweremadu, the PDP prayed for the full recovery of the
president and wished him success in his endeavours.
Members of the party had gathered to witness the formal inauguration of
the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee which was appointed by the
party stakeholders during the recent national convention of the PDP in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State.
Speaking on the prayers for President Buhari, the PDP caretaker
committee chairman, Senator Makarfi said: ”As opposition, it doesn’t mean that
we are heartless or inconsiderate.
”We pray for our nation, we pray
for our leaders. I am sure our National Assembly members cooperate with the
federal government when there is need to cooperate.
”I am sure our governors in
cooperate with the federal government in the council of state meetings when
there is a need to cooperate but that doesn’t mean that we have differences.
”That doesn’t mean we should not
advertise our differences so that Nigerians can make a choice between us and
those in government.”
Makarfi commended PDP members in public offices for their contribution
to nation building saying ”this should be the new spirit.”
He advised members
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from blaming the PDP for all
the country’s woes especially those who defected from the PDP to the APC.
”Those who spent the greater part of their political life with us before
they moved, when they are talking they should think twice.
”When they talk sometimes they say 16 years of the PDP rule, they should
add including them and I hear these more from those that left PDP a year ago or
two years ago,” Makarfi said.
Among those who witnessed the historic occasion were governors, senators
and house of representative members under the platform of the PDP, Board of
Trustees members, former members of the party’s National Working Committee and
other major stakeholders of the party.
The presidency had yesterday, June 6, through a statement by President
Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adeshina, urged Nigerians to pray for the quick
recovery of the president.
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