happened.
Muazu also pleaded with the G5 governors to return to PDP in
the spirit of patriotism, against the backdrop that the party had
helped them get to where they are. Muazu stressed that the
doors were open for the former party members in the PDP.
He spoke when he received Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa
State, who was at the National Secretariat on a solidarity visit.
Muazu noted that his leadership would continue to strengthen
and deepen the nation's democracy, adding that plans had
been concluded to set up a very high powered reconciliation
committee that would comprise major stakeholders and
leaders to reach out to everyone especially those who
defected.
Muazu specifically pleaded with Lamido to help reach out to
his colleagues who left the party to create an enabling
environment as the leadership planned to meet and beg them
to come back.
According to him, the present National Working Committee,
NWC, would look into everything that happened with a view
to addressing the problems holistically, as his leadership
would ensure that all injustices and wrongs done to the
defectors and other aggrieved PDP members would be
thoroughly looked into and reviewed.
In the wake of the problems in the party arising from
irreconcilable differences, Governors Aliyu Wamakko of
Sokoto; Ahmed Abdulfatih of Kwara, Rabiu Musa
Kwankwaso of Kano, Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers and
Murtala Nyako of Adamawa States left the PDP for APC.
But Muazu said, "Whatever be the case, I appeal to them
(defectors) to let us correct it and move ahead. We will look
at the various things that made our party to shrink in size. We
are going to be bold to correct whatever injustice had been
done.
"Please talk to the G-5 governors on our behalf before we go
to them; appeal to their senses of patriotism; appeal to their
senses of commitment to the PDP because PDP is Nigeria. Let
us accept peace and move forward. I have seen the need to
form a high level committee very soon to undertake genuine
reconciliation in the party.
"I will like to appeal to you (Lamido) to be part of us, come
with us to go and see all those who had been offended to tell
them that we are sorry. Again, I appeal to all who had gone to
come back home. We will deepen internal democracy so that
if we succeed, anybody with our ticket will be sure of victory
during elections."
Earlier, Lamido who was accompanied by his deputy, the
three Senators from his state, the 11 House of Representatives
members, the National Vice Chairman, North West, Ibrahim
Kazuare, among others, told Muazu that he had a very great
task ahead of him, stressing that he was confused on whether
to commiserate with him or congratulate him.
According to Lamido, what happened during the tenure of the
immediate past National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur
was very unfortunate as impunity became the order of the
day, culminating in the defection of five governors, legislators
and other notable stakeholders.
Via: Vanguard
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