Buhari plotting to be sole candidate for 2019 presidential poll – PDP

President Muhammadu Buhari is plotting to be the sole candidate for the 2019 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party has alleged.

The allegation was leveled by the spokesman of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen.

Ologbondiyan said the plot, which is being perpetrated with the members of the “Fresh PDP”, which opened an office in Abuja earlier in the week, was hatched because of the new found unity within the party.

He said: “We will not allow the APC to distract us.

“APC has become very worried since we held our convention.

“As we speak, the constitution of the APC requires them to hold convention every two years, but they have not done so.

“They are so unsettled that the PDP is progressing and progressing progressively.

“That is why they are using some people to cause confusion in our party, but we have gone beyond that.

“What is more important now is that we are embarking on membership drive to win more members back to the PDP.

“President Buhari wants to be the sole candidate in 2019.

“That’s why they (APC) want to cause crisis in our party.

“We are going to stand as a party and we are going to fiercely contest elections in 2019.

“Our doors are open to Nigerians and anyone who is interested in contesting an election in 2019 can come in.

“I can assure you that majority of people still hanging around in the APC are coming back home, the PDP.

“APC is going to the next election as an empty party.

“Recall that after our convention, the APC attempted to inject disagreements and rancour among our members, particularly in the South West, but also failed.

“However, following certain concerns on the outcome of our convention, our conflict resolution mechanism began to address the issues that will engender continuous harmony in our fold.

“Consequently, the National Reconciliation Committee led by Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, met with critical stakeholders and leaders of our party in Abuja, Ibadan and Lagos, where very fruitful discussions were held on issues particularly relating to election into the office of the National Chairman were better resolved or collectively agreed upon.”