Senate President, Dr. Abubakar
Bukola Saraki has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not
disintegrate following former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s emergence as the
Presidential flag bearer of the party, at the just concluded national
convention of the party held in Port Harcourt.
Saraki in a statement signed by
his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Yusuph Olaniyonu, on Monday morning, said that those hoping that the opposition
party will be rocked by crisis had already miscalculated, vowing to do all
within his power to ensure PDP’s victory in 2019.
The lawmaker also commended the
delegates to the convention and members of the organizing committee led by
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for holding a convention in which a
candidate was elected in a free, fair, transparent and rancour-free atmosphere.
“Our just concluded convention
was a partisan event which the country can show-case as an example that
democracy has a future in Nigeria and that when we are determined we can elect
our leaders without any manipulation, intimidation and violation of the law and
democratic norms.
“The credit goes to the
leadership of our party led by Prince Uche Secondus, the organizing committee
led by Governor Okowa, the numerous delegates who came from across the country
and conducted themselves in a civil, mature and democratic manner. I give kudos
to them.
“My commendation also goes to the
government and people of Rivers State for providing the best necessary
facilities for hosting over 5000 delegates, campaign workers, security
personnel, observers, media people and others who came to play one role or the
other in the convention.
“More importantly, let me
congratulate the winner and new flagbearer of our party and all the fellow
aspirants for running credible and mature campaigns and working all along to
reassure millions of our fellow party members and other Nigerians that PDP will
leave the convention venue more united and ready to work together to form the
next government at the federal and other levels in a manner that we will unite
the country, grow the economy, carry along all stakeholders, empower the youths
and make government serve the people better.
“Like I said in my speech at the
convention after the official declaration of Alhaji Atiku as winner, all the
other aspirants, especially myself, are ready to walk and work with him to
spread the positive message of the PDP and his campaigns acrosss the nooks and
crannies of the country such that the PDP will win the 2019 general elections.
“Those who expect that the party
will degenerate into crisis after the primaries have miscalculated. We will all
work for the Atiku-PDP ticket to succeed and contribute ideas into solving the
problems confronting Nigeria today. The event in Port Harcourt between yesterday
and today was a victory for Nigeria and for democracy. We will not lose the
momentum but sustain it to rebuild Nigeria and elect Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as
the next President of Nigeria.
“I wish all our delegates and
other participants in the convention journey mercies back home”, Saraki stated.
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