South West PDP Vows Not To Hold Reconciliation Talk With Sheriff Again
The Southwest leaders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, have vowed not to honour any further reconciliatory meeting with the Sen. Ali-Modu Sheriff- led PDP faction.
Rising from a meeting held at the Presidential lodge of the Government House in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital yesterday , the PDP leaders also promised to stand by the National Caretaker Committee of the Party under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Makarfi.
According to a communiqué read by the southwest national vice chairman of the party, Hon. Eddy Olafeso, the leaders, in their quest to reposition, reorganize and promote the standing of the Party in Nigeria, said they have resolved to ensure that the PDP, will not be hijacked and taken over by fifth columnists and APC agents as
represented by the Ali Modu Sheriff group.
“We also take due cognizance of the fact that a number of unprincipled and fair weather politicians are busy decamping from our Party to the APC. Therefore we call on all our members in the South West not to be discouraged or alarmed at this development as it is temporary. We also wish to underscore the fact that no politician
worth his salt should consider decamping to the ruling Party that has ruined the economy and impoverish Nigerians to this odious level”
“That we take serious view of the impending election in Ekiti and Osun States and therefore resolve to stand in solidarity and absolute support for the Party in the two States as a family. We call on all members of the Party across the Zone to be ready to sacrifice for our victory in the elections”
“ We take serious view of the reconciliation meeting convened by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, April 6, 2017 and thus commend him for that initiative and leadership acumen he displayed.
Therefore we urge him to continue to take actions that will promote cohesion in the Party and should not be discouraged by dishonorable attitude displayed by the fifth columnists in our midst”
The PDP leaders later condemn the continuing arrest and wholesale intimidation of leaders and members of the party which subsists since the inauguration of the APC government of President Muhammadu
Buhari under the guise of fighting corruption.
They described the battle against corruption in Nigeria, as a masked war against prominent members of the PDP.
They noted the continuing detention of Rt Hon Gabriel Suswan, and Dr Babangida Aliyu the immediate past Governor of Benue and Niger States.
Col Sambo Dasuki, Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, Nnamdi Kanu and other Nigerians been detained, as most illegally by the Buhari Government, saying the attitude is undemocratic and an abuse of the fundamental
human rights of those concerned.
Those present at the meeting include Chief Iyiola Omosore, former governorship candidate of the PDP in Osun State, Alhaji Tajudeen Oladipupo, former national vice chairman, southwest, and Hon. Kayode Amusan, former lawmaker in the House of Representatives, among others.