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By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja

As political parties begin skeletal preparations for the 2023 general elections, immediate past President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has promised to woo political stakeholders, youths, businessmen among others to the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in its push for a return to power at the centre.


Saraki, who made the pledge, Wednesday, at the inauguration of the PDP National Reconciliation and Strategic Committee which he chairs, noted that with unity, the party would succeed in returning to power and give Nigerians the democracy dividends they have been yearning for in the past five and a half years.

Decrying what he called the “lack of unity of purpose,” in the nation’s political leadership, the former Kwara state governor, counselled the PDP to go the whole distance to bring on board men and women desirous of seeing genuine change in Nigeria, noting that across all spheres of life, the country is battling the scourge of the fault lines that have held it in chains for long.

We will go all out to reach our who have one grievance or the other and seek to reconcile all of us. We will reach out to numerous key politicians who have left our fold and have indicated interest in returning to the PDP.

“We will reach out to all the youths looking for a party on whose platform they can contribute to the development of our country. We will reach out to those who create jobs in our country and want to a party with clear and realistic economic policies.

We will hold discussions with many other political leaders in other parties who have expressed the desire to PDP but have held back until we put our house in order.

“Since political parties are vehicles for mobilizing the citizenry around national goals, objectives and ideas, it is important for the engers in the vehicle to be in harmony, stay together in peace and be focused on their destination and the best possible route to get there.

This initiative by our great party to embark on genuine reconciliation, strengthening of our structures, addressing the grievances of our , re-inventing the all-inclusive, broad-based foundation of our party which has been the goal of our founding fathers is, to quote Victor Hugo, “an idea whose time has come”, he said.

He expressed the readiness of the committee to make the most of the assignment, saying “we all subscribe to the fact that a united PDP is in the best interest of Nigeria. It is a necessity for mobilizing the citizens of this country around the ideas of national unity, economic prosperity, healthy social relations, mutual respect, discipline and security of lives and properties.

We will also seek to provide good accommodation for youths and make them a virile driving force behind the PDP. This committee will seek to make recommendations on how to give sense of belonging to the youths and get them to contribute ideas on how to achieve consistent growth within the party.”

He continued: “It is my belief that this is a critical time in the life of our nation when politicians must forget about our individual ambitions and focus on building a nation that can overcome the challenges of insecurity, economic crisis, indiscipline, disunity and internal as well as external aggression.

After all, it is only when there is a nation that somebody can aspire to govern or lead her. Let me State it clearly that while it is legitimate for politicians to have ambition, this is the time for us to push our ambition to the back.

How can anybody realise his ambition when the political party on whose platform he wants to pursue his ambition not fully united? That is why I believe our pre-occupation as of the PDP now should be how to unite the party, strengthen it and put it in a position to beat all opposition in coming elections.

The pre-occupation of leaders now should be how to keep our country united, rebuild her institutions, defeat the forces seeking to pull her apart, rebuild the infrastructure, reposition it as a respected and responsible member of the international community, make the country truly serve the citizenry and inspire patriotism from them.

“Any political party or politician not worried by these issues is not worth the ambition he or she is pursuing. We believe that nothing is more important at this point than Nigeria and our party. And it is obvious that the success of the PDP today is the only hope that Nigeria needs to survive and bounce fully back.

Saraki further noted that for the committee to deliver on its mandate, the National Working Committee, NWC, National Executive Committee, NEC, Board of Trustees, BoT and the PDP Governors’ Forum must be on the same page with it at all times.

Inaugurating the committee, national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus tasked the to bring their experience to bear in the interest of Nigeria and the party.

“Our party has carefully chosen men of integrity and those with the best skills in the country to solve the plight of our party. We have absolute confidence in them to carry out this assignment. We also believe that reconciliation is a major assignment in our party.

And as you are aware that the country is falling apart, Nigeria requires the leadership qualities domicile in our party to show the pathway for the next general election in 2023. It is so important at this time; they come on board to serve not only the party, but also to serve the entire country,” he said.

The PDP boss further called on the committee to see their assignment as a pan-Nigeria mandate, saying, “we are not here to play politics with our people. We are ing through the most difficult time, not only our party but also as a nation.


We are aware that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is a political party of lies and propaganda. They fooled Nigerians in 2015 and 2019 and they can’t continue to fool the people all the time.”

The six-man committee has as its , former Governors Liyel Imoke, Ibrahim Shema and Ibrahim Dankwambo of Cross River, Katsina and Gombe states respectively as well as erstwhile Senate President and one-time Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and ex-House of Representatives leader, Mulikat Adeola-Akande.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/2023-we-will-bring-prominent-leaders-youths-into-pdps-fold-saraki/

after all this promises then you clowns that should have retire will now be wearing tro and shirt forming youths or forcing the youths to do your bid as godfather



nonsense country, alaye split this damn country and let everyone find their path

Ji ma sun.. more PDP big wigs to APC

This man is twice better than the current senate president

Kondomatic:
This man is twice better than the current senate president

It's an understatement

Lawan has no business in the Senate!!!

He would have done better modelling STARCHED babaringa!!!

Same Saraki that excused himself from any of the Pdp election after his lose .

Issa okay

This one didn't know pdp is dead already. Wish apc it in the grave soon. Awọn amunisin gbogbo!

techmo:
Ji ma sun.. more PDP big wigs to APC

Na dead PDP big wigs dey APC......

Come 2023 APC will wipe out like babe poo

am not a PDP er but they are still the only way to go at 2023 but because if the youth form a new party without structure they can't defeat already grounded party like APC and PDP because they still be betrayals and saboteurs. the best bet for now is that we can only negotiate with PDP to pick a candidate of our someone that has never run for political office before, someone we will beg to come in not someone that is desperate to rule someone that we appoint people who study the courses in schools of their appointed position that person must be weathly that person must be someone who understand the masses someone who has travel far and wide. we made a lot of noise 2019 about the moghalus, sawores, and co at the end APC and PDP still top my people let learn from experience we can Start by negotiating with the PDP now and plan for that youthful party by 2027 we be fully ready

Bukola Saraki and Tinubu are part of the people that sold Buhari to us on the platform of lies, and makes us lose GEJ.
The same Saraki now advising us again after he was retired from politics by his state people due to his bad governance.
Listening to Saraki is like listening to a devil.
It will never do you good.
When they want power they will be good, humble and calm. But once they get it, they got intoxicated.
The same way Buhari become gods of the land.

Same way you brought General Buhari rtd.?

Never mind sir, we are done trusting you lot

Mr Saraki....Please change name of the party or something ..

This man should better go and sleep.

Who said we want prominent people??

We have competent people and anyone from your corrupt self should have his or her competence in doubt

Mad idiot.

Please where are the skills and techniques you promised to teach your PDP dogs in order to retire the Jagaban Borgu? What your father and grandfather will never try, that’s what you bastard tried snd you can see the result.

Yawn ..... How can we keep on recycling these same set of people when we have array of fresh vibrant potentials wasting away?

The most annoying thing about this recycling is that their fathers have oppressed us in the past, handed over the mantle to their sons and daughters.

When can children of nobody come up in this country? It's frustrating.

PDP=USELESS
APC=CLUELESS

As a youth if you decide to any of these parties you will never make any reasonable impact @the End...check out all those that did from Keyamo to Yeye Bello ...to Desmond E-diot e.t.c

Come 2023 there'll be a real table shake and new political parties will emerge with lots of prominent youths...So far YDP has been quiet and I'm looking forward to seeing great surprises from this new normal. The political class are aware like Saraki hence the jittery statements of bringing in youths ...why was PDP not saying this some years back ..why now that there is a new awakening! MOP is also dominated by Youth .
These Politifians always want to act smart but end up showing their deceitful intentions.
You want to bring youths in so you can win votes it won't work ....not anymore!

Proactivity Leads To Productivity!

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Wiseandtrue:

It's an understatement

Lawan has no business in the Senate!!!

He would have done better modelling STARCHED babaringa!!!

Take it easy ..... you are too harsh

Political Prostitutes ...... Everybody be looking for the right hotel (party) to milk the masses.

Story story

We will not have any youth leading us with you and your Co as their godfathers. Never!!! We will have youth come forth from fresh parties.

This one still thinks he is a hero

Ona don dey get sense abi?


Foolish leaders

Say No to PDP

Say No APC


If Una like make Una bring angels

Wiseandtrue:

It's an understatement

Lawan has no business in the Senate!!!

He would have done better modelling STARCHED babaringa!!!

Lawan has a PhD in Geography and Remote Sensing. What is the highest qualification in your family?

Those youths you will have access to control while you and your devilish elite will stand for them as godfathers. Saraki again! You sha won turn the jagaban of Kara and FGN at all cost. Kontinu

Youths should not fall for this scam because PDP=APC. We cant be doing things the same way and expect different results.

Go get your PVC to vote these selfish set of leaders out of power.

Over 170million Americans voted during their election. Abeg, llets emulate them. Mass voting matters!