PDP a moving train no one can stop – Makinde

PDP a moving train no one can stop – Makinde


A few weeks to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) much-anticipated national convention slated for Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, the host governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared the party as a moving train that cannot be stopped.

The governor of the pacesetter state, who doubles as the chairman of the transportation sub-committee, stated that he alongside the committee was ready to do anything that would bring about a successful convention and legitimately put the party on the path of winning again, assuring that PDP is still Nigerians choice anyday.

Makinde, who stated this in Abuja, at the inaugural meeting of the committee, however, warned against disloyalty, saying members engaging in such act would be dealt with at the right time.

He advised those apparently throwing spanners in the wheel of the party’s progress, saying:” no matter how highly placed, no matter what has transpired in the past, we don’t want to see anyone dead. So, please don’t commit suicide by trying to stop this train.”

When asked if he was referring to any faction within the PDP or the defectors,  he said: “My answer is no. We have a party that has gone through a full cycle. We have been in power when democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999.

“We’ve gone through those challenges of governing this country. We have people with experience that have led or occupied positions of leadership in this country. And we’ve gone to the bottom of it when we lost power in 2015, and we’ve been in opposition since then.

“So, challenges will come and go, but for us as leaders, no matter what situation we find ourselves in, organizing the party, it’s not the end in itself. The end is for Nigerians to have democracy and for Nigerians to have a party that they can relate with.

“So, if you’re saying somebody is defecting, our house is not in order, democracy is about conflict and conflict resolution, and also resilience.

“In fact, we must be happy that we have a party that has refused to be distracted, that has stayed focused on what the Nigerian people would like to see. Do we want a one-party state in Nigeria? From the last time I checked, the answer is no. Nigerian people want a multi-party democracy.

“They want people to come up with ideas, and that is exactly what we’re doing in PDP.So we’re not distracted.”

About governors and senators, defecting to other parties, the governor restated the party’s stance, insisting: “We’re not concerned, and we’re not bothered because the ultimate decider here will be the Nigerian people.”



Source: Blueprint

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