The chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliación Committee, Senator Bukola Saraki, said the party avoided a breaking point and resolved to chart the path of survival.
He said the stage is now set for the 100th NEC meeting, stressing that there is no victor and no vanquished.
Saraki noted that having jettisoned their differences, PDP leaders should now pursue the goal of rebuilding the platform by mutual trust.
He said in a statement:”We all agreed on the need for unity as a way of sending a signal to the entire nation that PDP can only wax stronger.
“This is because we have to live up to the expectations of the generality of our people as the only alternative, capable of providing good leadership to our country. The spirit of give and take dominated our frank discussions.
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“From this point, we need to continue working further for unity, co-operation, and stability towards the next NEC meeting fixed for July 23rd. After that, we will focus on having a hitch-free National Convention.
“As the chairman of the National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee set up by the PDP Governors Forum in May, I want to appreciate all our leaders, particularly, those who have to make huge sacrifice by conceding their earlier stands on some contending issues as a way of achieving peace, unity and stability in the party.
The success of today’smeeting is an indication that we have made some progress. We will continue to strive to strengthen the party and I am sure from now on, all hands will be on deck to achieve this noble purpose.
“We need to realise one fact: there is still a lot of work to be done. The spirit with which we achieved the peace today should be sustained from now on.
It is good that we have disappointed the pessimists. I hope that with the outcome of today’s meeting, we have disproved the false propaganda being circulated in some quarters that those of us who chose to remain in PDP are only scheming for the death of the party as opposed to building a strong opposition.
“If this false narrative were true, the leaders who shifted positions to give peace a chance would have chosen an alternative course of action. However, we are determined to make the party a strong opposition, capable of winning the next general election and serving our people better. We only need to forge ahead along these lines.”