The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, reacted to the defection of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
PDP deputy national chairman, Uche
Secondus while reacting to the development, described Atiku’s defection
as a voyage that at the end of the day would end in his return to the
PDP.
Secondus, who spoke at the PDP national woman leader’s strategic consultative workshop with women in media and communication, said he believes strongly that Atiku will come back to the PDP as this is not the first time he is leaving the party.
“The good thing
is that the PDP is so consistent and constant that when they leave,
they go on a voyage and they come back and we receive them. I can tell
you that they will go and come back and we are waiting for Atiku to go
on this voyage and to come back. He has done it before, this is not the
first time and we will welcome him back when he comes because APC cannot
win election, they are not firmly rooted,’’ he said.Secondus, who spoke at the PDP national woman leader’s strategic consultative workshop with women in media and communication, said he believes strongly that Atiku will come back to the PDP as this is not the first time he is leaving the party.
The PDP deputy national chairman expressed optimism that the party would emerge victorious in the 2015 general elections, saying, “we have the statistics, we have the numbers, we have the population, we will win the election.”
He said while PDP has been winning elections in the past 13 years, the APC is just coming on board and has a long way to go.
“Our party is the strongest, others are struggling. APC is just starting registration, something we did 13 years ago. It just started and cannot meet us. What APC is doing is party gymnastic.”
National woman leader, Kema Chikwe charged PDP women leaders to mobilise for the party in the forthcoming general election and advised them not to be deceived by the opposition, saying APC’s agenda is to do business with the nation’s oil.
“PDP remains the only option to sustain Nigeria’s democracy, it was PDP yesterday, PDP today and PDP forever more.
National publicity secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, in his address, said the media has not been able to eliminate the ingrained tendency to promote negative gender stereotypes that militate against Nigerian women and their quests for greater participation in politics.
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