Former President Goodluck Jonathan has predicted that those who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its hours of crisis will soon be trooping back by the time it is rebuilt.
Said he: “we may not even need to go on a voyage of discovery to discover people. But they, themselves will come back because a strong party acts like a magnet. It will attract all the people that are interested.”
The former President, who spoke at the expanded National Caucus of the party held last (Monday) night at Wadata House, Abuja, said that the recent judgment by the Supreme Court had given strength to the party and advised members and supporters to do all they can to build the party.
“PDP is a party that Nigerians still believe in,” Jonathan said, assuring that many people who stepped aside from the party as a result of its leadership crisis would return.
“The first thing we need to do is to rebuild the party because when the party is strong, everything will be added to that.
“Whether you have individual or group interest, as a politician, you must serve. These are very basic things, but first and foremost, we must strengthen the party.
“Let us cooperate with the Caretaker Committee and make sure that PDP is very cohesive. And when that happens, people who stepped aside may step back.”
That was even as Chairman of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, said only a miracle would stop PDP from regaining power in 2019, adding that the meeting was convened to chart the way forward for the party.
“We call this caucus before the meeting of other organs. You are our party leaders. Immediately judgment was delivered, I said no victor nor vanquished, and we mean it. It does not mean taking what belong to people and giving to a few people.”[myad]
