Today is a very historic day in the life of our party. It is also a
day of mixed feelings. It could also be a day of of happiness. It
could also be a sad. Sad because the party we conceived in 1998 to be
a rallying point for all Nigerians, to be a source of unity, to be a
party that will fulfill the aspirations of Nigerians, has today been
dragged down by people who don’t even understand what party politics
is all about.
So, or sometimes I have always been trying to draw attention of
leaders of our party and the leaders of government that this
democratic dispensation is supposed to make things better for the
people of this country. Let us not deceive ourselves, the country is
full of frustration, the country is full of anger, is full
disappointment.
Therefore, we have a responsibility to see how we can reform our great
party so that those lofty ideals, lofty goals can be achieved.
They cannot be achieved by the present leadership of the party. It
cannot be achieved even by the presidency. I have said it before and I
am saying it again, that we are going in a wrong direction. Now we
have seen the result.
We are losing the party, we are losing the government and for this
very courageous people seated here, this idea was mooted to see
whether we still have men with courage and determination to get up and
stand up.
I will therefore want to appeal to the rest of our party members, who
are still sitting on the fence, to join this new PDP. I want to assure
you we will restore the values of the founding fathers of this party.
Let me thank all you for the courage and support to stand up because
some people will be hiding somewhere. By the grace of God with your
support, with your loyalty, the change will be achieved.
An address by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the inauguration
of a parallel Peoples Democratic Party executive in Abubaja on August
31, 2013.
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