PDP: We’ve Overcome Post-election Trauma

Charges members to embrace the new spirit

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended its leader, President Goodluck Jonathan for the mature and timely intervention in ending the bickering among leaders of the party as a result of the outcome of the 2015 general election.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement yesterday said the National Working Committee (NWC) will absolutely abide by his counsel and has instructed all the executives of the party at all levels to comply accordingly.

“The leadership of the PDP regrets any embarrassment the avoidable skirmishes may have caused the members of our great party, especially our founding fathers and teeming supporters across the country.

“We are aware that this unfortunate development is a consequence of post-election trauma arising from our first ever defeat. We however note with relief that we have now overcome this challenge.

“The NWC assures that in the new spirit of harmony in the PDP family, the reengineering process which began on Tuesday with the inauguration of the Postelection Review Committee will be vigorously sustained to restore the lost glory of our great party.

“We therefore urge all our members to ensure that they henceforth guard their utterances and actions no matter the provocation and distortions in some section of the media, while channeling their energies and ideas towards the rebuilding process.

“In this regard, all members who have reports, grievances and suggestions on the way forward should transmit same to the Post-election Review Committee for an all inclusive road map in the overall effort to regain power in 2019.

“Our members should be wary of the activities of some mischievous persons within and outside the PDP family who are bent on frustrating this peace effort. Such individuals and groups have found the social media a veritable tool for their mischief through distortion of facts, false allegations and fabrications against our party,” the statement said.

The leadership therefore urged all members to join forces to ensure that the core values and the vision of the founding fathers are sustained, while also directing all organs of the party to focus only on party administration in a manner that rekindles zeal and commitment among members and supporters at all levels.