The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) says it will soon reveal plans for choosing its presidential candidate
for the 2023 general election.
Walid Jibrin, chairman of the
party’s board of trustees (BoT), made this known at a press conference in
Kaduna state on Thursday.
The party which ruled for 16
years had lost power in 2015 when incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Buhari also defeated Atiku
Abubakar, PDP’s candidate during the 2019 presidential election.
Responding to questions from
journalists at the press conference, Jibrin said the national working committee
will consult other organs of the PDP in revealing the plans for the party’s
presidential candidate.
He said although the PDP will
choose its candidate from any of the zones, the focus at the moment is to unite
the party to make it stronger ahead of the polls.
“On Presidential candidate, the
NWC, in consultation with all relevant organs of the party, will reveal plans
for coming up with our Presidential candidate,” he said.
“I don’t think there is anything
wrong to allow anybody from our three zones to show interest, but our
collective decision will bring out an agreeable candidate.
“Meanwhile our focus is to work
hard to unite the party by making it the strongest and unbeatable.”
Jibrin, a second republic
lawmaker, also said the party will intervene in the feud between Nyesom Wike
and Seriake Dickson, governors of Rivers and Bayelsa respectively.
He said the BoT committee on
peace and conflict, had been directed to visit Edo, Kano, Osun, Bayelsa and
other states, where there are conflicts with a view to reconcile party members.
“The PDP Board of Trustees (BoT)
is making necessary arrangements to reconcile the Rivers State governor, Mr.
Nyesom Nwike and Governor Dickson Seriake of Bayelsa state and indeed all the
party members in order to unite the party with a view to taking over government
from the ruling party in 2023,” he said.
“The disunity among the PDP
governors demand urgent intervention by the party and its highest advisory body, the BoT, which is
ready to remain neutral all the time.”
The chairman said the party will
focus on consultations and dialogue rather than dismissals or suspensions.
He urged PDP members to respect
the dignity and consider the rules of the party as supreme.
“We should focus on politics of
issues and constructive engagement. All we need now, is consultations and
dialogue in solving our problems and not
dismissals or suspensions,” he said.
“All members must respect the
dignity and supremacy of the party. Reconciliation should continue in the
units, wards, Local governments, states and nationally.”
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