By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has inaugurated a four-man new executive members its Borno State chapter, after the Supreme court gave a judgement on the issue.
The nation’s apex court, it will be recalled, had on March 12, this year reinstated the Usman Mahdi Badairi led executive of the party in Borno State.
While inaugurating the executive of the Borno State chapter on behalf of the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, the deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Suleiman Nazif commended party leaders in the North-East zone; Sen. Danish Daggash, Hajiya Ina Ciroma, Engr Abba Gana and others for the roles they played in unifying the factions within the party in the state.
Senator Nazif specifically charged the unified body of Borno PDP to maintain the unity and transform the new found strength with a view to winning Borno come 2023.
According to him, winning Borno State is central to PDP’s strategy of capturing power at the national level at the next general election.
In his words, “the NWC is in dire need of PDP winning election in Borno, we will have turbulence in capturing the centre if we do not win Borno. And all of you are aware of the need for PDP to capture Borno in 2023.
“All the organs of the party listen to the voice of Borno PDP leaders. We want PDP winning power in Borno. The national leadership of our party will give all necessary support to Borno PDP.
“We need to remind our members that what happened in Borno in 2019 should not be allowed to repeat itself. 2019 was a bad outing for PDP in Borno”, he said.
While calling on the new executive officers to be a rallying point for members in the state, the deputy national chairman said they must ensure that PDP remain a united body.
He added, “ Mr. Chairman, you must show the National Working Committee that you are willing to work with every member of PDP in Borno. You must do everything that will promote the unity of our great party in Borno State”.
Responding, the Chairman, Borno PDP, Usman Mahdi Badairi appreciated the judiciary for standing on the path of truth and justice in recognising the four executive officers, stressing that the judgement is not for him but for survival of democracy.
Badairi said the judgement and subsequent inauguration of the executive has put an end to factionalism in Borno PDP.
His words, “What we have now is Borno PDP and no more this faction or that faction”, adding that “with the unity, PDP will take over Borno in 2023”.
He commended the Bukola Sarakii-led National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee for the role played in reconciling the factions in Borno PDP.
The brief ceremony, was attended by NWC members; national Secretary, Sen. Umar Tsauri, national organising secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), national publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan and chairman Board of Trustees, Sen. Walid Jibrin.
Other PDP stalwarts in attendance were; Sen. Danish Daggash, Hajiya Ina Ciroma, Engr Abba Gana and Sen. Musa Rabiu Kwankwanso.
