I very much appreciate the reactions of some
of our members like Governor Ayo Fayose, whose
victory in Ekiti in June last year helped to
strengthen our party, particularly in the
southwest region.
For instance, in one of the press reactions
from my office, the media quoted one of my
aides as saying that our party will be “buried’
without the National Chairman, a clear deviation
from what was actually said. Such misrepresentati
ons of our party leaders also abound in the social
media and we must be wary of them.
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Ahmadu Mu’azu, has appealed to all
members of the party across the country to put
behind them the disappointment of defeat, rest
all misunderstandings and put the survival and
stability of the party ahead of all other
considerations.
Mr. Mu’azu, in a statement on Tuesday, said
although the party’s defeat in the last general
election was painful, members should key into
the intervention by President Goodluck Jonathan
and not allow the situation to further divide the
party.
“The national leadership of the Peoples
Democratic Party has noted the various reactions
that trailed the unfortunate loss of our great
party in the last general elections,” Mr. Mu’azu
said in his statement. “In the last few weeks, the
media has been fishing on these reactions with a
section even blowing it out of proportion to a
level that has become a threat to our oneness as
a family.
“As the national chairman and a key stakeholder
in this party in the last 16 years, I quite
understand and appreciate the concern, pain and
frustrations of our members regarding our
defeat. I am also deeply worried about the
division the development has generated within
the PDP family especially regarding whether or
not the national leadership should be dissolved
as a direct consequence of our collective
challenge.
“In the course of events, there have been
reactions and counter-reactions among party
members; mistakes have been made, some of
them avoidable, but this is the time to put all of
them behind us and move ahead as our party and
its interest remain paramount and overriding.
Expectedly, our party has had a share of media
bashing and misrepresentations, which
contributed immensely to the misunderstanding
we are facing in our fold.
“For instance, in one of the press reactions from
my office, the media quoted one of my aides as
saying that our party will be “buried’ without the
National Chairman, a clear deviation from what
was actually said. Such misrepresentations of our
party leaders also abound in the social media and
we must be wary of them.
“However, I have already issued a strong warning
to all my aides to henceforth desist from making
comments on matters of party administration in
the media or any other forum whatsoever.
“Having been a state governor on the platform of
this party for eight years and having the grace of
being a committed member for the past 16 years,
I very much appreciate the reactions of some of
our members like Governor Ayo Fayose, whose
victory in Ekiti in June last year helped to
strengthen our party, particularly in the
southwest region.
“Nevertheless, in the larger interest of our party,
we all must resolve to bury the hatchet, pick our
pieces and move on to rebuild our party and
return to our winning ways.
“In the wisdom of the leadership of the party, we
have set the machinery in motion by the
constitution and inauguration of the Post Election
Assessment Committee headed by the Deputy
Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The
needful thing to do at the moment is for all hands
to be on the deck with this committee to come up
with meaningful report that will provide answers
to our challenges and roadmap for the future.
“Furthermore, my absence from the country lately
has led to some apprehensions within the party
resulting in various public interpretations, but the
fact is, following the rigorous campaigns and its
attendant toll on my health, I had to yield to the
advice of my doctor to take a two weeks bed rest
for proper checks and recuperations. I am happy
to inform all our members that I have been
responding to care and will soon return to the
country.
“Finally, I wish to charge all members that though
we have had our setback, we are not down and
out. The PDP remains the largest political party in
this country. What we need now more than ever
before is to unite as therein lies our strength as a
family. Fighting ourselves will not yield anyone
any good. Our members therefore must remain
focused and join forces with their leaders at all
levels to actualize our collective quest to rebuild
the PDP and repositioning it to regain power in
2019.” -From facebook page of Mr Lere Olayinka, SSA to Ekiti state Governor on public and new media. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10204170076037048&id=1380833650&refid=28&_ft_=qid.6148330004347829516%3Amf_story_key.-5958434041825677898&__tn__=%2As |
