Details of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders meeting that took place in the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja have come to light.
The party leaders decided to reassert their commitment to discipline in the benefit of the party, according to a communiqué issued after the meeting on Saturday by Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
The governor of Bauchi further stated that PDP leaders had vowed to avoid engaging in any anti-party actions and to support the necessity of maintaining party discipline in accordance with the party’s culture.
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The communique reads: “The meeting emphasized the need for party discipline and reiterated zero tolerance for anti-party activities and sabotage. No individual or group of individuals will be allowed to undermine the unity of the party and its processes.
“The meeting committed to repositioning and stabilizing the party. To this end, the healing and reconciliation process is in progress and yielding results.
“The meeting signaled that unity and loyalty are still core values of the PDP and would be rewarded.
“All the Governors and organs of the party solidly support the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, to rescue the stolen mandate in the tribunal and would do everything lawful towards achieving this.
“The Governors will work in partnership with the party at the states and national level to ensure good governance, transparency, and accountability.
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“The meeting congratulated the party for impaneling the campaign councils for the off-session elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States and urged the campaign councils to ensure victory for the party in the three States.”
The PDP leaders also faulted the number of ministerial nominees chosen by President Bola Tinubu and asked the government to show leadership in curtailing the cost of governance.
“The meeting counselled the Federal Government to show leadership in curtailing the cost of Governance. 48 Ministers and several Special Advisers and Assistants should be reduced to ensure the health of our economy.
“The meeting advised the President, Commander in Chief, and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria not to go into any form of war with the Republic of Niger over the recent military coup in the country. Rather, all tools of dialogue and diplomacy should be further employed,” the communique further read.
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Present at the meeting were the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa; Governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Peter Mbah (Enugu) and Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara State).
Also present were the PDP Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the party, Taofeek Arapaja, National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the party, Dan Orbih, among others.
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