A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode
George, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to remain in the party
and work for its progress.
George also appealed to other PDP leaders, including
former Senate President, Sen. David Mark,the force behind a coalition of
opposition parties,which adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for
2027, to return to the party.
He spoke at a social engagement, tagged: “Restitution
of Restoration” on Thursday in Lagos.
George said PDP remained a strong political platform,
offering great opportunities for members.
According to George, it is only in the PDP that the
interest of the estranged party leaders can be better served.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that several
opposition figures, mainly from PDP, Labour Party, and others, including some
aggrieved APC chieftains,recently adopted ADC as the opposition platform for
2027.
He said: “There is no coalition in today’s Nigeria
that can be stronger than PDP.
“The PDP is a reborn political party that has
weathered all storm and can never go under. All these leaders must return to
this Iroko political party.
“Those forming coalition should not forget they have
traveled that way before, and it amounts to nothing and it will be good they
remain in the party to help build it.”
According to him,party leaders leaving the party to
join the opposition coalition are desecrating the grave of the founding fathers
of the party, who sacrificed everything to give birth to the party.
“It is a disservice to the party whose platform they
used to get to higher position in the country,” he added.
George noted that that the PDP crisis, especially at
national level, had been resolved.
He added that the party had bounced back to take over
its place as the major opposition party in the country.
George said with the resolution of the issues in PDP
and return of peace, all the reasons cited by Atiku and others for forming the
coalition were no more tenable.
“The party has weathered the storm, this party is
re-born, those that have attained higher position in the country on the
platform of the party should do a re-think.
“They should take it easy, there is no way their
congregating can pass the PDP strength.
“They have done it before, there is no major issue of
contention in the PDP that can make them leave the PDP,”he said.
He ,however,said the party had not changed its
decision to zone the presidency to the south in 2027.
“What is the contention about? Why do they want to
leave the PDP? They want to be presidential candidate?
“Positions are zoned in the PDP.The founding fathers
of the party zoned position because lack of zoning of positions led to the
collapse of the first and second republic,”he added.
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