By Peter Usman
Abuja (Nigeria) – A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from Borno state, Northeast of the country, Kudla Haske Satumari has advised members of the party to give maximum support to the National Executives of the party to enable them succeed
Satumari, who gave the advice in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, said victory of the party is largely depended on the support of the members of the party across the country.
He observed that if members of the party, beginning from the ward to the national levels throw their support behind the leaders, they will be able to wrestle power from the ruling party come 2019, adding that the National Executives have been very busy working assiduously to put the party on a winning track.
According to him, “PDP is back! The party is reforming and it has learnt its lesson. It has accepted its mistakes and it is working towards doing things differently to achieving results. I therefore urge our members to give maximum support to our national executives”
Satumari urged members of the PDP to always follow due process in whatever they do so that they will not find themselves in a situation that will truncate their aspiration.
Speaking on the recent division in the PDP, Satumari said that the problem will soon be a thing of the past, adding that the party is a large family of many members whereby such challenges cannot be completely ruled out, especially after a successful convention and election of leaders.
He pointed out that majority of those that contested the elections accepted the outcome, stressing that those who lost the election, after highlighting their areas of reservation accepted to work together for the progress of the party.
“I think this other group that came up with other issues, it is just a matter of listening to their grievances, find out who they are in the party, what they are really complaining about so that it can be looked into and amicably resolved”
“The core PDP members, as a family, we should be able to close rank and understand our differences to see how we can collectively work together and resolve issues bordering the progress of the party. Our enemy is not ourselves, we need to work together to ensure we stand as a credible opposition to wrestle power from the ruling party”
Regarding the recent invitation of PDP members by EFCC for investigation, Satumari said members of the party were curious considering the fact that only PDP members were invited especially now that political activities have started, this he said raises some suspicion on the mind of many people.
We are not saying that our members should not be investigated; the arrest should not be targeted or deliberate. Such should not come up now that political activities are gearing up for the coming elections. Even if it is done in good faith, people will definitely read meaning to it, so I advice that we don’t over heat the polity, allow credible opposition to be” he said.
