The Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would overcome its lingering leadership crisis in no distant time.
Lawal gave the assurance during a condolence visit to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on the demise of his elder brother, Engineer Sunday Makinde at his Agodi GRA residence on Sunday.
The governor, who explained that the decision of PDP to back Hononourable Sunday Ude-Okoye as its national secretary remained valid, assured that the party would come out stronger from its crisis.
Lawal insisted that the PDP needed to learn from certain mistakes it had made.
He submitted that the resolution of the governors’ meeting in Delta showed that the party is making efforts to come out stronger to lead Nigeria to the Promised Land.
“Concerning what is currently going on in the PDP; in politics, there are always issues. With what happened in Delta two days ago, it shows we are making waves to be back to the people to lead this country.
“We [governors] are the leaders of this party. We have a say and whatever we say is what would be implemented.
“There is nothing really wrong with the PDP. The ongoing crisis is normal and it happens like that in other parties too. So, it is nothing new. It is one of those things.
“This will make us even stronger because we need to learn from certain mistakes and that will be a learning process.”
On the demise of Engineer Makinde, Governor Lawal, who visited Makinde with some members of the cabinet, said: “Governor Makinde is my very good friend and it is an obligation for me to come and commiserate with him and his entire family on the loss of his older brother.”
“I am also here with my team. Death is inevitable and we are here to comfort and tell him that we are with him in this trying moment.”
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