2023: Makarfi behind Atiku, Ashiru project, says PDP campaign council

By Musa Baba Adamu

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Kaduna campaign management committee has said the leader of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, is 100 percent behind the Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid and Isa Ashiru Kudan’s governorship election come 2023.

The Assistant Director Media and Publicity, Kaduna PDP Directorate of Campaign Management Committee, Hon Victor Matthew Bobai , who accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of sponsoring internal crisis in the party, said Alh Makarfi remains focused on leading the People of Kaduna to return power to the People and institute a PDP leadership by 2023.

He said, “The APC government had brought deliberate division in Kaduna by creating huge religious and ethnic problems, deliberately refused to tackle Insecurity , mismanaged economic and political opportunities.

“The APC is not ready to go due to mismanagement issues and is doing everything to collaborate with certain individuals within the PDP to set internal crisis as part of their strategy of divide and rule , which could be described as “yet another pitiable and disgraceful manner of wanting power beyond 2023”.

He the APC has resorted to fabrications, insults and attempts to invent allegations against a good name Senator Makarfi.

“Makarfi is committed to the project of returning PDP back to power in Kaduna and at the federal 100 percent.

“Makarfi has been investing his personal resources ever since PDP lost out in 2015 till date,” he said.

According to him, Senator Makarfi is has over the years refused to move an inch from the PDP because he believes totally in the principles of the party and its culture of fairness and Inclusivity.

The statement reads in part; “Leave Makarfi Alone. He is 100% committed to Atiku and Ashiru project , all the accusations against senator Makarfi are tissues of lies sponsor by enemies of the people of Kaduna because the APC, deliberately dismantle the PDP system established by governor Makarfi from 1999 to 2007 , and subsequently from 2007 to 2015.

“Elrufai and his cohorts in PDP should leave Makarfi alone and face their self-inflicted resentment from citizens of Kaduna by answering for their misrule. Makarfi has been enlightening Kadalites on how oppositions should team up against the APC and ensure that a united front agitates for a come back of PDP in Kaduna by 2023.