The
PDP NWC has formally handed over the reins of authority to the Makarfi-led
caretaker committee just as the Chairman of the party’s BoT, Senator Walid
Jibrin, also handed over the party’s assets and liabilities to the committee.
At
the event, former PDP Ag National Chairman ,Uche Secondus declared that the
party was strong and was working towards ensuring a successful national
convention, which would produce leaders, who in turn, would lead the party to
victory in 2019.
He
said, the “PDP must buckle up and be strong to take power and to provide
leadership for this country. Therefore, on behalf of the former National
Working Committee, we are here to make a formal handover to the new caretaker
committee, who will midwife the convention. And we want to assure you that all
politics is local.
“We
have to restate here, that all politics are local. Our leaders must go back to
the grass roots. It is not enough to be in Abuja. It is not enough to say I am
strong in Abuja. It is not enough to say I am a former this, I am a former
that. You must be able to prove your worth in local politics and popularity.’’
Jibrin
said the BoT never took over the party, stating that what it did was to hold in
trust the assets and liabilities of the party.
Makarfi
however apologised to members of the PDP, who he said might be offended by the
decision taken by the party.
“We
appeal to them to embrace dialogue and come and join us to rebuild the party,”
he added.
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