
The speculated report making rounds that
the embattled National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
Bola Tinubu, are forming alliance with the opposition Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, ahead of the 2019 General Election, has been put to rest.
Speaking on Tuesday, December 6, the PDP Board of Trustees’, BoT, Chairman, Walid Jibrin, denied the alliance reports.
The disputed reports had revealed that
the Ahmed Makarfi-led camp of the PDP, with Tinubu, and some prominent
Chieftains of the APC, are in a “political romance”, ahead of 2019.
The reports, also mentioned former Vice
President, Atiku Abubakar; Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; and Senator Aliyu
Wamakko; as part of the alleged talks.
However, the PDP BoT Chairman,
maintained that there was no such plans, a few days after Tinubu had
also issued a statement via his twitter handle, distancing himself from
the alleged move to form a new mega party.
Jibrin said: “I salute Tinubu’s courage
for coming out to speak frankly about his position regarding this
unfounded rumour, and for setting the record straight.
“In Tinubu’s own reaction denouncing
the report, he condemned the PDP, and I can’t understand why anybody
would think that we are going to form a new party with somebody who has
been condemning us.
“The PDP is a golden name, a party
formed by respectable, and dignified Nigerians, dead and alive, like
Alex Ekwueme, Jerry Gana, Solomon Lar, Adamu Ciroma, Aminu Wali, Sule
Lamido, and many other“It is therefore, ridiculous to think that anyone would abandon a well-organised party like the PDP, and join another party. There is nothing wrong with the PDP, except for some characters within the party.”
The party speaking further, outlined
impunity, and indiscipline, among the factors that triggered the
leadership crisis in the party.
The BoT Chairman, stated that issues
arising from anarchy, self-centredness, self-aggrandizement, and
indiscipline, that have plagued the PDP, were already being resolved.
“We are ready to make corrections by doing away with impunity, indiscipline, and pride, among some people in our midst,” Jibrin added.
He however, praised the efforts by the
Senator Ike Ekweremadu Committee, and another Committee led by Prof.
Jerry Gana, in finding a lasting solution to the various conflicts
within the PDP.
“We are ready to look into their cases
whenever they decide to come back. We can never abandon the PDP for some
people who have just joined us, simply because they have the capacity
to cause trouble,” Jibrin said
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