The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned its members planning to join the new Coalition that it is watching them and “will take appropriate actions at the right time.”
Addressing journalists at the end of the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting at the party headquarters on Wednesday, acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, said members should know that there is no place like home.
He added that no party could accommodate them the way PDP has done.
He also warned that their romance with other parties will not last, adding that many of them will soon be running back home.
Damagum, flanked by other members of the NWC, said, “Our leaders have already come together to give us this leadership. This is what you can see in this NWC. And I keep reiterating this is the only party in the country that has lasted this long. We have mastered the act of conflict resolution. We know our problems and we solve it within ourselves.
“To those that are contemplating, they should know that there is no place and there’s nowhere that will be as accommodating as our party. But if they feel otherwise, I will wish them good luck. But I know they will run coming back.
“I want to re-emphasize that if you are a member of the People’s Democratic Party, we are drawing a line for those that go to demarket the party. We will watch them and take appropriate actions at the right time.
“If you believe in this party, you should be an ambassador that protects the fortunes that this party has given to the citizens of this country when it was there.”
Damagum, who said the party was now united more than ever before, added, “We remain united despite all the challenges. We have sat down to discuss all thorny issues and trash it out today. We’ve agreed that we have already, as proposed by the last NEC, that the NEC meeting scheduled for 23rd, 24th and 25th will still hold. To our members, I want to bring good tidings, that your party is intact.”
APC harassing, buying our members
The acting Chairman also berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of buying its members.
He said, “To APC, I want to send a message, that you can continue to harass, and buy our members. But the 2027 election is between Nigerians and APC. So, it is better to start now and correct your ways. Hunger, insecurity, arbitrary extortion of Nigerians is more than overwhelming.
“So, we are in a democratic setting. We should hear the yearning of people. Like I said earlier, we are not conquered. We are law-abiding citizens. We deserve to be heard. For democracy to thrive people must say their minds. People should be listened to and policies should be people-oriented. It’s not for the few.”
