The Peoples Democratic Movement,
PDM, has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid.
The leadership of the political
group, led by its National Chairman, Senator Abubakar Maadi, met with President
Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the endorsement.
PDM is the political family of
late Gen. Shehu Yar’Adua who mentored and groomed former Vice-President, Atiku
Abubakar, in politics and business.
In 2013, the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) registered the PDM as a political party.
Reports suggested that the party
was formed by Atiku as a back-up plan in case he was unable to fulfill his
rumoured presidential ambitions on the PDP platform in 2015.
In a statement, Atiku had
acknowledged that the PDM was founded by his “political associates”, but that
he remained a member of the PDP at the time.
Speaking to reporters after the
event, Maadi disclosed that the leadership of the PDM met on the 4th of
January, 2019 to adopt President Buhari as their candidate in the forthcoming
election.
He said that what informed the
decision to adopt President Buhari was his integrity and his sincerity towards
public service.
Maadi said, “This group is formed
since 1987 by Buhari’s late friend and brother, Major General Shehu Musa
Yar’adua. We have traversed on the Nigeria political space for too long, we
have never seen a president or a leader that is so focused and honest about
developing the country and at same time making sure that development is key
towards what should take us to the next level in this country.”
Asked whether the PDM was
factionalized, he said it was still a movement despite its status as political
party.
“There is a different between a
political party and a movement. A movement is based on the principles of our
founding father. It is our commitment to support the good work that this
president is doing,” he said.
Also asked why they did not
support Atiku Abubakar who is a member of PDM, he simply said, “We don’t
discuss individuals.”
The President had earlier
commended the members of the late Gen. Yar’Adua’s political family for
remaining committed to the organization over the years.
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