Former Vice-President Atiku
Abubakar says he will remain loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even
if he loses his bid to secure the party’s ticket for the 2019 presidential
poll.
Abubakar said this on Friday
during his visit to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to notify PDP’s
national working committee (NWC) of his presidential aspiration.
He said free and transparent
primary would boost the party’s chances in the presidential election as well as
restore its lost glory.
Abubakar commended the party for
the conduct of a “free and fair” primary election which produced its candidate
for the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti.
He pledged to work in the
interest of the party.
“Whether I become the
presidential candidate or not, I want to assure you that I will always
discharge my obligations to this party,” he said.
“If we can sustain the kind of
primary that we had in Ekiti, there is no doubt that this party will be on its
way to regaining the pre-eminence in power that we were known for.”
Responding, PDP national
chairman, Uche Secondus, reiterated the commitment of his leadership to conduct
credible primaries ahead of 2019 general election.
He said the party was prepared to
govern Nigeria.
“The PDP NWC and the national
executive committee (NEC) has vowed to return this party to power in line with
the vision of the founding fathers.
“That is why we rebranded and
repositioned to remove every shade of impunity or imposition.
“PDP is prepared to govern
Nigeria. We are prepared to offer equal opportunity to all.”
Secondus commended Abubakar for
canvassing support across the country, urging him to continue spreading such
“goodwill” messages.
“I urge you to continue with your
civil message you spread across the country. I also advise other aspirants to
go forth with their messages across the country,” he said.
The chairman condemned what he
termed President Muhammadu Buhari’s “biased fight against corruption”.
He urged the media to tell the
world the truth about Nigeria, saying only the truth can save the country.
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