Former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar has called on concerned founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) to speak up and come together to save the party from imminent
troubles capable of leading to avoidable implosion and mortal crisis.
In a statement by his
Media Office in Abuja, Atiku said he was particularly disturbed by the
worsening polarization of the party and internal divisions which might weaken
the party structures at the state and deepen the crisis between Governors and
the President.
The former Vice President
explained that as one of the founding fathers of the party, he had a duty to
call on other founding members to rise to the occasion and caution the forces
that are bent on tearing the party apart and providing the ammo for self
destruction.
He lamented the failure
of the National Executive Council (NEC) to meet in line with the provisions of
the party's constitution and the inability of the Board of Trustees to rise to
the occasion of arresting this ugly development.
According to him, the bitter internal
divisions within the PDP, has led to crisis in the party leadership in some
states, division in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the suspension
of a sitting Governor over disagreements on principle could have been avoided
if the founders of the party had added their voices of caution and moderation.
With the challenges of providing good
governance and the bid for re-election in 2015, Atiku noted that the PDP could
not afford the current acrimony as it is undermining democratic structures at
all levels.
He warned that if the crisis was left
to get out of hand or not properly managed, the PDP might find itself weaker
and politically vulnerable.
According to Atiku, a house divided
against itself could not stand, adding that silence by concerned PDP stakeholders
was a dangerous option at this point when the party faces the challenges of
retaining its leadership in 2015.
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