By Umar Sa’id, Bauchi
Main opposition party in Nigeria Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), North-East Zone has alleged that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led Federal administration has brought untold hardship to the generality of Nigerians with no proactive measures to provide succour to remedy the situation.
This resolution was at the end of its meeting that was held in Bauchi on Wednesday where they observed that it is the only PDP that can provide the needed solution to the current challenges facing the nation, thus making it the last hope of Nigerians as the ‘messiah’ for salvation.
The meeting of the Zonal Working Committee and Chairmen of the PDP in North-East Zone was necessitated by the current crisis at the National Level of the Party.
According to the communique signed by the Zonal Secretary, Kabiru Bappa Jauro, on behalf of the Zonal Chairman, Rev Emmanuel Bovoa and read by the Adamawa State Chairman, Tahir Shehu reflected on the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party at the helms of affairs as a ruling party and how it lost out to the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2015 declaring that, “The PDP years were indeed a blessing to the Nation.”
They stated that since the inception of democratic rule in 1999, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) had been dominant in the North East sub region, producing a former Vice President, former/Serving Governors, former/serving National Chairmen, former/serving National Assembly and State Assembly Members making the Party to have tremendously contributed to the socio economic development of the Zone, and Nigeria at large.
The communique contained that, “As regards to the National Chairmanship tussle, the meeting wish to align itself in toto with the position of the Governors, the BOT, National Assembly Caucus and all the Major critical stakeholders in the Zone. This, we believe shall bring decorum and sanity that will lead the party to lofty heights.”
The meeting also acknowledged and appreciated the unparalleled infrastructural development by the PDP Governors in their respective States and urged them not to relent on the solid foundation they had laid.
The Zonal meeting appreciate the tremendous support and encouragement it is receiving from the PDP Governors for the Zonal Office and all the State chapters of the party.
The Zonal officers therefore passed a vote of confidence on the Three Governors in the Zone namely, Adamawa, Bauchi and Taraba States for performing very well and urged them to continue providing the dividends of democracy to the people of the Zone and Nigeria at large.
The meeting specially commended the host, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who also doubles as the Chairman, PDP Governor’s Forum for facilitating and providing conducive atmosphere for the meeting.
Earlier the Zonal Chairman, Rev Emmanuel Bovoa represented by the Zonal Secretary, Kabiru Bappah Jauro, assured that the unity and peace of the party cannot be over emphasized at a crucial time like this.
He assured that Very soon, they are going to have Zonal Congress, commended Bauchi State Governor for having well equipped Zonal Secretariat of the PDP in the whole of Nigeria.