Kola Ologbondiyan, a member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, has stated that the party is prepared to deliver its message of rebuilding the country to Nigerians wherever they may be as the PDP launches its presidential campaign today in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State.
This was said by Ologbondiyan, the party’s former National Publicity Secretary, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday.Infomation Guide Nigeria
Ologbondiyan stated that the PDP has a way of dealing with its challenges, insisting that whatever crisis is currently besetting the party will be resolved in the near future, despite the ongoing conflict between five state governors and the National Working Committee on the one hand and the Presidential Campaign Council on the other.
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“Tomorrow (today), our presidential candidate and the campaign council will be in Uyo. We need to understand that crises are normal but what is more important is that those crises must be resolved in the interest of all parties. If you listen to the PCC chairman who is the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel in his comments recently, you will understand what I am saying.Jamb Result
“Governor Udom has said that the PDP had in the past, come out of many crises stronger than before. Regardless of what people are saying today, the party is ready and on a steady march to the presidential villa come 2023,” he said.
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It was reported that, despite his support for the party’s peace initiatives, the PCC chairman believes momentum must be maintained by continuing with programmes and events.
Ologbondiyan’s successor, Debo Ologunagba, was equally upbeat, noting that Atiku’s Five-Point Agenda “is resonating with Nigerians everywhere we go.”
He said, “The party is ready and so is our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. You keep talking about the crisis but there is no crisis if you ask me. Our leaders are talking and whatever disagreements we have would be resolved.
“On Monday (today), we will take the message of rescuing and rebuilding Nigeria to Uyo and we hope to do this across many cities in Nigeria.
“The PDP is one big family, one Nigerian family and for that reason, we will continue to champion the interest of the country because only a prosperous Nigeria will make all of us proud.”
Following the successful inauguration of the campaign council, the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have decided to move forward with 2023 preparations.
The Board of Trustees is currently preparing to present the reconciliation committee’s report.
Although Governor Nyesom Wike and his group are insisting on the removal of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, the PCC chairman, Udom Emmanuel, and the Director General of the Campaign Council and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal have sided with Ayu, arguing that whatever the issues are, they can be resolved after the party wins the elections in February of next year.
At the time of going to print, it was unclear what alternatives remained for the pro-Wike faction, considering Atiku’s willingness to have Ayu by his side till the elections are done.
