The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has concluded plans to set up committee to review its performance and roles of its members in the 2019 general elections.
PDP Presidential candidate in the last election and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar made the recommendation which was later adopted at the 87th emergency NEC meeting, Friday in Abuja.
Atiku in his remark said “Our government govern very well from 1999 up to 2015. As true democrat we conceded power to the opposition hoping it will further entrench our democracy development and unity but alas Nigerians have been proved wrong by the governing APC.
“It is has become necessary for us to mobilise Nigerians to resist the threat to our democracy, unity and development.
” Therefore, I will like to proposed a strong committee to review the last elections and recommend to the party needed reforms to address the challenges in the last elections be set up forthwith.
“But what cannot wait is that we should not take what has been happening in our Democratic processes from the role of INEC, role security agencies and the judiciary for granted. If we take all these roles for granted that will be the end of our hard earned struggle and including our founding members who are today not alive.
Im his remark, National Chairman of PDP, Princ Uche Secondus said anxiety has engulfed our country because it’s now evident that all the huge sacrifice and contributions of our founding fathers to ensure the endurance of democracy in our land are being thrown to the dustbin.
He also claimed that “All the efforts of our great party to deepen and grow our democracy for 16 years that resulted in our losing power and handing over in a seamless transition to the opposition are being blatantly squandered in APC’s 56 months reign.
He added that “In our 86th NEC meeting in this very hall on June 20th, 2019, I titled my address ‘Nigeria in distress’ when I reviewed the state of the nation after the horrible general election of February and March 2019 and the inauguration of the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Between then and now incalculable harm has been done to our psyche as a nation with our democratic value greatly undermined.
“We know that the APC and President Buhari have taken our civility for weakness and inability to act. The Presidency has even abandoned governance amidst myriads of challenges in the land and prefers to be joining issues with us as main opposition party, a deliberate policy to divert attention from their inept leadership.
“We have made it abundantly clear that since they have chosen to make injustice law using the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court they should be ready to embrace the consequences of their actions”.
According to a communiqué read by the party National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP at the end of its 87th NEC assured Nigerians that it will protect and defend democracy and its institutions in our country.
“The PDP assures Nigerians that, our party, through all available constitutional and legitimate means, including civil disobedience, will insist that this government must respect the rule of law and desist from influencing the judiciary, INEC and security agencies”.
The absentee governors are, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.
Others are David Umahi of Ebonyi State; Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State; Ben Ayade of Cross River State; Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Darius Ishaku of Taraba State; and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.
Some stakeholders who were also absent at the NEC meeting include, former Senate President, David Mark; former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara.
Others are former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; former minister of foreign affairs, Tom Ikimi; former deputy national chairman of PDP; Bode George; former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, among others.
No explanation was given for the absence of the governors and other stakeholders at the meeting.
