The reconciliation meeting was held today with the stakeholders at the Hassan Usman Katsina House, Kaduna, Kaduna State. It was called peace and unity meeting.
The meeting, according to the Vice President, was called by President Goodluck Jonathan, but asked him to preside over it, even as he sent his appreciation to them for their support and continued loyalty to the party and the administration.
Vice President Sambo said that all the stakeholders needed to form a united force for the party to emerge victorious in the State in the 2015 elections.
“We want a situation where PDP in Yobe State will come out as one family and face 2015 election, which Insha Allah we believe, we will be victorious.
“The outcome of primaries in every election normally comes with quite a number of challenges and Yobe State is not an exception. This is why I thank you all for coming and honouring our invitation.
“I am pleased to inform you that I had a special meeting with Alhaji Adamu Waziri and Dr. Ngama, and I am extremely pleased to say that we have come to a good understanding and agreed that these two great stakeholders will work together in the interest of the PDP.”
Namadi Sambo thanked them for their loyalty to the party, to the President and to the party Chairman, Dr. Adamu Mu’azu.
He congratulated the party’s candidates for the senatorial seat, those for the House of Representatives and the State House of Assembly even as he called on all the stakeholders to go out as “one family to win election in Yobe State.
He assured them that the federal government will give them all the necessary support that required to win next year’s elections.
Responding, former minister of state for finance and a PDP governorship aspirant, Dr. Yerima Ngama, expressed gratitude to the President and his Vice for their concern for the progress of the State and the state chapter of the party.
“We are very grateful to Mr. President for asking you to come and meet us. That shows the care and concern of Mr. President for the success of our party in Yobe State. We will all march together to ensure victory for the PDP.”
Also the Yobe State PDP governorship flag bearer, Alhaji Adamu Wazir, a former minister of police affairs, pledged to work assiduously to ensure total reconciliation within the party so that all candidates will emerge victorious in the elections.
“I assure you that we will carry this message further. We are going to deepen it and within the next few days, when we return and work on our home ground, the reports will be available, and such report will now attract renewed interest, renewed attention, renewed support from the Federal Government.”
Other stakeholders who spoke pledged their total loyalty to the President his Vice and the National leadership of the PDP, while also appreciating the pledge of support of the Federal Government to Yobe State.
Alhaji Adamu Waziri and Dr. Yerima Ngama contested for the governorship candidate of the PDP in Yobe State and Alhaji Waziri emerged victorious.
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