Former Senate President who is the Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, has assured the party of the commitment of former PDP governors, declaring that none of them will be leaving the party anytime soon.
Saraki, who disclosed this to a journalist shortly after a reconciliation meeting with the former governors at Legacy House, Abuja on Wednesday, said the ex-governors have promised to strengthen the party in their respective states as the 2023 elections draw near.
‘We got assurance from them that they are not going anywhere.
‘Instead, we are going to bring more people to the party,‘ he said.
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Saraki also said: ‘Look at it now, the turnout of the former governors at this meeting is two-third.
‘It has never happened before. It’s a good sign and a good prospect for the party.
‘They [former governors] were very frank on their grievances and that is what took us a long time.
‘They told us what the issues are and we have taken note of those issues but they are not issues that are insurmountable.
‘I am very happy, very encouraged because a lot of them have a lot of experiences and resources, but felt that they’re not as involved in some of the issues.
‘And we’ve promised as a committee to keep them briefed, get them involved.
‘I want to see them be more active because their silence sometimes might be misinterpreted, but they’ve promised me and the committee that they’ll become more active workers of the party.
‘You’ll hear more of their voices that they are available for comments on national issues.
‘You can look at the calibre of some of them here. If they’re working at full blast, I think it will help the fortunes of the party.’ He submitted.
On the party’s fate going forward, as some former governors have left the party, Saraki said: ‘We’re doing most of the reaching out first to those who are in, making them very active and very involved.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
