The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has confessed Nigerian politicians including himself are nomadic, who easily migrate from one political party to where the bread is buttered.
“People can as well be nomadic politicians and migrate to where the pasture is green for whatever reasons. In some African countries, we didn’t hear of this kind of mobility, but in Nigeria, we are nomadic politicians.
“We have many nomadic politicians and they should behave well. They will be welcomed but I stand by what I have said earlier.”
Senator Makarfi spoke today, Thursday at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, when he received a delegation of PDP Rescue Group, led by its chairman, Ambassador Wiberforce Juta, warning that there would be no special position reserve for new entrants.
“We are open to reconciling with everybody. We are open to accepting new entrants into the party, but no special privileges for anybody coming into the party. That is not an issue to be contemplated. No exclusivity. It will be inclusive without any special privilege to anybody or group of individuals.
“What we need to do is that we will create level-playing field; and we don’t lord it over those who have slaved for the party.”
Earlier, Wilberforce Juta had commended Makarfi for his magnanimity by extending a hand of fellowship to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his followers, saying: “we hereby urge Senator Sheriff and his supporters to positively respond to this gesture to avail themselves of the abundant opportunities that abound in the PDP.
“This is how it should be and we are thankful and proud to belong to this democratically civilized PDP family.”
He advised the chairman to appoint credible party members to be charged with the responsibility of conducting credible congresses and the forth coming non-elective and substantive elective conventions. [myad]
