Ahmed Makarfi, former governor of
Kaduna state, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to thread with
caution in admitting defectors into the party.
Makarfi, who is a presidential
aspirant of the party in the 2019 election, gave the caution on Friday in
Lokoja, Kogi state capital.
He was in the state to solicit
the support for his presidential ambition.
Many key figures in the All
Progressives Congress (APC) had last week dumped the ruling party for the
opposition.
Makarfi said while everyone is
welcome to the PDP, the party should be careful not to give “the impression
that it doesn’t pay to be loyal”.
He said the party should take
care not to allow a scenario where a visitor is given the guest room but later
demands the masters room, consequently leading to the owner evacuating the
house for the visitor.
He said accommodation of
defectors should be balanced to cater for the interest of all party members,
lest some members be alienated.
“Everybody is welcome but we must
be careful so we don’t give the impression that it doesn’t pay to be loyal. We
must be careful how we accommodate and integrate those that are defecting to
the party. It must be balanced in a way that the interest of everybody is taken
care of,” Makarfi said.
“Some people when you pinch them
like this, they will run to another party. When the going was tough, I stayed
on… but you accept them into your house and give them your guest room. Next,
they take the Master bedroom; next, they drive you out of your house. We must
not allow this, we must not give undue advantage to them, so that we do not
alienate our people.
“PDP must never allow that kind
of thing to happen. Let them come in and enjoy the privileges but you must know
what to give and what not to give.”
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