THE National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus on Monday appreciated members of the party across the country and in diaspora for their support that made possible the conduct of a peaceful and transparent Presidential primary in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday by his Media Adviser, Mr Ike Abonyi .
According to the statement, Prince Secondus said that by that singular action, the party’s journey to regaining power and flushing out of All Progressives Congress, APC, from office has begun well and only a matter of time.
The National Chairman said that all the doomsday predictions that the party was going to emerge from the National convention swimming in crisis have been proved wrong as the party was not only more peaceful but more united and determined to execute the sole most important project of chasing out APC from the nation’s political life.
He pointed out that the pace-setting convention was a clear demonstration that the rebranding and repositioning of the party with a view to regaining power were actually on the course and in full gear.
According to him, “the support from members and non-members to the reform agenda of the party that culminated in the successful primaries from ward to National levels shows clearly the determination of Nigerians to return PDP to power”.
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Secondus noted that this would not have been possible without the support of critical stakeholders working on the same page to realise this common goal.
” Special recognition must be made of those whose yeoman roles made it possible, all those who participated either as aspirants or as facilitators and here special mention must be made of the Chairman of the National Convention Committee Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and members of his committee.
Secondus also marked for special appreciation, the Rivers state Governor His Excellency Neysom Wike and the government and people of the state for their exceptional service and contributions to the party and the successful hosting of the convention.
He acknowledged the roles of all the PDP Governors as well as other critical stakeholders and members at all levels as well as the media and the public for their positive interests in the party.
“By the Port Harcourt successful outing, the party’s journey to Aso Rock villa has begun in earnest and I urge all hands to be on deck until the country is rescued”, he stated.
He appealed to members who contested for various positions and lost to emulate the Presidential aspirants and make the necessary sacrifices needed for the eventual success of the party noting that PDP umbrella was big enough for all in the victory.
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