A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse, on Friday said the outcome of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting clearly revealed that nothing is wrong with the party.
Pearse, a former member of the Atiku Abubakar 2023
Presidential Campaign Committee and Convener of the Reset Lagos PDP group, said
this on Friday in Lagos.
The PDP NEC meeting ended successfully on Thursday in Abuja,
with the party fixing its national elective convention for November 15 and
November 16 in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
Reacting, Pearse said that the success of the meeting meant
the coast was now clear for the PDP to return to its rightful position in the
nation’s political space.
“Nothing is wrong with PDP. PDP does not have the problems
many other political parties have. PDP is founded on a very strong foundation.
“Just like in a marriage, there can be some issues which
must be resolved. If you jump out of this marriage, do you know what you will
encounter in the other one you want to get into? Things may go far worse and
even catastrophic.
“We have held our NEC meeting and everything points to the
fact that PDP is well. We are democrats, we do not appoint leaders like the
other political party, we elect them.
“PDP is moving on and everything is in order. We are looking
good. PDP is back already. Those leaving PDP are confused, as they just took
the wrong step. Our party is back and good,” Pearse said.
According to him, the decision of the party leaders to also
zone PDP’s presidential ticket to the South for the 2027 presidential election
was another game-changer.
“This is the only way to defeat incumbent President Bola
Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
Pearse dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the
adopted platform of opposition political leaders for 2027, saying he did not
see the party doing well in the general election.
Pearse said that many who left PDP for ADC would soon
realise their mistake and return to the main opposition party.
Speaking on the resignation of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from
PDP, Pearse said that the former vice president had been doing a lot of damage
to his own political career by jumping from one ship to another.
“Atiku will certainly win the ADC primary and clinch the
presidential ticket, but he cannot win the presidential election on that
platform.
“The former vice president’s sense of judgement is always
wrong. What he is doing now is messing up his political credentials,” Pearse
said.
He said that Abubakar’s exit from PDP would not affect the
party in any way.
Nigeria’s former ruling party concluded its 101st NEC
meeting on Thursday in Abuja.
The gathering of the party’s bigwigs addressed key party
matters, internal reforms, and strategic planning ahead of the 2027 general
election.
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