NATIONAL
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday described the exit of
its National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the climax of political maturity
and an eloquent expression of the internal democratic mechanism
that form what it termed the building blocks of the party.
The
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement
yesterday said, “the development which came against the backdrop of doomsday
predictions by the opposition has again proved the in-built conflict
resolution capacity of a party whose leaders are
ever mindful of its historic responsibility as the custodian of the
fate of over 160 million Nigerians .
”On
Thursday, the selfless efforts of our leaders to re-engineer and strengthen our
great party peaked with the selfless example of our former National
Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, who voluntarily resigned.
“This
brought to the fore the unimpeachable democratic
features of the PDP as a political party whose leaders and members are at all
times willing to sacrifice personal interests in the overall good
of the party and the nation.
“This is
a true character of a political party attuned to the essentials of progress and
national unity.
”Instructively,
the occasion re-affirmed that despite our large size and diversity,
our capacity to internally resolve all our challenges and by extension hold
Nigeria together as well as boost her fortunes and improve the lots of the
people is without rival .
”By this
very development also, we re-established with great emphasis that the
interest of the people is primary to every consideration in our
party and that no amount of sacrifice is inconceivable
in service to Nigeria. “
Metuh
noted that the peaceful manner through which the PDP has continued
to resolve its problems was an assurance that the challenges facing
Nigeria today would equally be resolved with the cooperation of the people,
adding, “We therefore wish to send a fresh clear signal to the opposition and
detractors who must be hugely disappointed with the outcome of our
National Executive Committee meeting that the PDP has come to stay
and shall continue to win elections, having been deeply rooted in the province
of the people.
” For
nearly sixteen years since formation, our great party has passed through
numerous challenges and on each occasion emerged stronger. It has remained the
only political party in this democratic dispensation which is truly
national, that has neither changed its name nor logo
and has not changed its commitment to the people. The PDP has shown
a true character of a political party strongly resolved on building
a strong, virile democratic polity and which has numerous infrastructural
developments to its credit.
” We have
shown a perfect example for the present and future generation of politicians to
copy. The greatness of any political party is not only a function
of its numerical strength and diversity, but essentially also, is
the patriotism of its leaders, the relegation of personal
interests and the supremacy of the will of the
people. This played out in full on Thursday.”
The
statement further commended the heroic courage of Dr. Turkur, his father figure
role and his unrivaled determination to push
through his ideals on the reform of the PDP, while paying tribute
to the wise and unbiased disposition of President Goodluck Jonathan
and other leaders of the party in resolving all party challenges .
It also
assured Nigerians that the PDP will continue to be united so as to give all the
needed support to the efforts of government to transform Nigeria and improve
the welfare of the people.
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