Former minister, Damishi Sango, accuses APC of fanning PDP crisis

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FORMER Minister of Youth and Sport, Hon Damishi Sango, has accused All Progressive Congress of being behind the crisis in People’s Democratic Party and charged stalwarts of APC to have a rethink, saying PDP remains the hope of democracy in Nigeria while any attempt to kill the party will affect survival of democracy in Nigeria.

Speaking with Tribune Online in Jos, the former Minister who is now Plateau State Chairman of PDP implored the ruling APC to be tolerant and allow democracy to strive adding that democracy without a virile opposition party is no democracy.

“Allow democracy to strife, the foundation of democracy we are enjoying today was laid by the Peoples Democratic Party, it was nurtured by the PDP. You don’t destroy opposition party, if you do, that means you are killing democracy. We need to be careful, there must be opposition party for democracy to survive,” he said.

He said the crisis in PDP cannot be addressed amicably by court adding that all aggrieved parties need to imbibe the spirit of give and take and genuine reconciliation while the interest, survival and future of PDP should be placed above board.

“Court cannot solve the problems on ground, what we need is genuine dialogue, reconciliation and the spirit of give and take. There should be no ego; we must all respect the party constitution. If only we can close rank, PDP will return to power at all level by 2019.”

The former Minister said the ruling APC is more fractionalised than PDP adding that within APC there are more than five factions jostling for recognitions, “It is a matter of time; the crisis in APC will manifest. The fact that it cannot organise a convention is also an indication of crisis.”

He chided Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State for making payment of salary and pension as part of achievements of his administration adding that the payment of salary is normal function of any responsible government not achievement.

“Payment of salary is not achievement, the bailout, Paris club are already made money not Internal Generated Revenue. If the governor wants people to be happy, he should increase the IGR and pay workers reasonable amount,” he said.