• Says victory in 2023 priority
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The Forum of the elected National ex-Officio members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appealed
to all aggrieved members of the party to sheath their sword and join hands in ensuring victory for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
The forum made the appeal at a press conference addressed by its Chairman, Dr Yunana Iliya at the Wadata House headquarters of the PDP yesterday in Abuja.
The appeal was sequel to the seemingly unending crisis which has been rocking the leading opposition party for some time now.
The Governor of Rivers State, Mr Nyeson Wike and his group have been at logger head with the party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, calling for the resignation or sack of the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
The Rivers State Governor hinged his position on the fact that since the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku is from the North, the National Chairman of the party should, logically, be from the Southern part of the country.
Dr Ayu is from Benue State in the Northern part of the country.
The Forum advised that the all efforts should be made to ensure that the PDP goes into the next year’s election as a solid and united family.
The Forum Chairman, Dr Iliya in his address, appealed to “all members, especially those who have expressed contrary views and opinions, to sheath their sword and join hands in ensuring the victory for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
“The aggravating circumstances being thrown up by conflicting accusation and counter-accusation of who is right and who is wrong, is a matter which the Forum of National Ex-officios feels is not necessary at this electioneering period.
“It is our considered view that the driving force of PDP members from Ward to National level is how best to win the elections in 2023 to rescue, rebuild and reposition Nigeria.
“We are greatly alarmed by the effect of all these controversies on the moral of the generality of our teeming supporters across the length and breathe of Nigeria and the diaspora”, he said.
The forum also resolved as follows:
*To appeal to all party members, especially those who have expressed contrary views and opinions to please sheath their sword and join hands in ensuring the victory of our party in the forthcoming general elections.
*The National Ex-officios Forum reiterate our support for the resolution of 97th NEC meeting, the purpose of which was to present the Party as one united family going forward.
*We implore all our leaders and members who have one issue or the other to avail themselves of internal differences resolution mechanism as provided for in our Party Constitution.
*We reaffirm our loyalty and commitment to our Party in its determined resolve to win 2023 general elections at all levels to restore Nigeria to its pride of place.
