Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the
decision of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to pull out of the
2023 campaign.
The PDP presidential flagbearer also commented on their
insistence that the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, leaves the position
Atiku said he was surprised by their withdrawal because
apart from the Rivers chapter, all other states submitted names of people who
they wanted in the Presidential Campaign Council.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Wazirin Adamawa noted that the decision of Ayu to resign from office is personal, and neither he nor anyone else can make that decision.
“As a committed democrat and firm believer in the rule of
law and democratic tenets, and our party being one set up, organized and
regulated by law and our constitution, it is my absolute belief that everything
that we do in our party must be done in accordance with, and conformity to, the
law and our constitution.
“If Dr. Ayu is to be removed from office, it must be done in
accordance with the laws that set out the basis for such removal. In any event,
you will all recall that the very body that is empowered by law to initiate
this removal from office, has already passed a vote of confidence in him.
“Now, our nation is currently in the throes of a
multidimensional crisis encompassing insecurity, economic meltdown, disunity
and mutual mistrust and educational dislocations, to mention a few.
“I have a plan to address these issues and I have,
graciously, been given the ticket to lead our great party in next year’s
presidential elections, with the singular mandate to come and lead the efforts
to cure these ills.
“It is in this light that I have reached out to every single
member of our great party to join me in the massive undertaking required to
reset the ship of state and help rebuild our country.
“And it is my fervent hope and prayer that every man and
woman of goodwill will join hands with us to help rebuild and reposition our
beloved country.”
Atiku urged PDP members that have stated their resolve to
withdraw from the Presidential Campaign Council to rethink and retrace their
steps.
“The above notwithstanding and for the sake of our country,
our children, and those yet unborn, we must not, for one minute, shirk our
responsibilities to rebuild this beloved country of ours.
“Accordingly, we must forge on with the task and the mandate
that we have been bestowed with. It is time, therefore, to move on with the
formidable tasks of nation building ahead of us”, his statement added.
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