Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on all the factions in the party to collapse their structure just as he said that all the suspensions imposed on members of the National Working Committee (NWC) has been revoked.
Speaking with journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, on their way to Akure for the grand finale of the party’s governorship campaign, the Chairman of PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed said that there are no factions in the party. He said that everyone should return to the status quo before the suspension and counter suspension became the order of the day in the party.
The governors had earlier held a virtual meeting and also meet with some PDP caucuses to find a way around the challenges that has recently threatened the cohesion in the party.
He said, “I want to inform you on behalf of the PDP Governors Forum, Chairman of the Senate Caucus, and the representative of the BoT.
“We had a family meeting, and we wish to reaffirm that there is no faction in the PDP.
“All the suspensions you heard about have been resolved by the Governors, the NWC, the Caucus of the National Assembly, and the BoT. There is no faction; everything has reverted to the status quo under acting Chairman Damagum, pending the time the governors and other organs of the party will sit down and resolve all the issues”.
The Bauchi State governor said that disagreement is a consistent factor in a every family. He said that all the problems will be resolved as the party works towards a National Executive Committee meeting slated on hold on the 24th of October.
“There is no party that does not have problems. Some of them are legal, and we do not want to preempt the outcome of legal procedures.
“So whatever speculations and perceptions have gone out are wrong. Both parties have agreed that, in the interest of the party and Nigeria, we should return to the status quo before the suspension and counter-suspension.
“These suspensions have been lifted; there are no more suspensions. That is the resolution of the PDP Governors’ Forum” Mohammed said.
He reminded party followers that PDP is an organic party that has crossed many hurdles and that the present challenge will not be different.
“To members of the party, they should remember that it is the PDP we have, and it is the most experienced party that has produced government and good governance since 1999. We should make sacrifices and come together. Yes, we may have ill feelings here and there, but we should bury them.
“Our personal feelings should not be allowed to create perceptions that seem to divide us.
“The governors, BoT, and NWC will sit down and discuss the sacrosanct of the October 24th NEC meeting”.
Adding his voice is the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum who said that the crisis in the party has been resolved.
“There is no crisis in the party as far as I am concerned, but some people want to take advantage of the situation.
“I urge the press not to escalate things even where there is no crisis.
“As far as I am concerned, the governors are our leaders and critical organs of this party, and when they speak, we must look at it holistically and also abide by it”.
