By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – The Nationwide Authorized Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, Kamaldeen Ajibade, has warned that the social gathering might lose the 2027 presidential election if it fails to beat its inside divisions.
Ajibade spoke in Abuja on the PDP Nationwide Restoration Motion Nationwide Summit, the place he and different social gathering leaders, together with the Motion’s Nationwide President, Joseph Onuoha, addressed members on the necessity for reconciliation and unity.
“A fractured PDP can’t heal a fractured nation. It’s only once we restore inside concord and democracy that we will credibly current ourselves as the choice Nigeria desperately seeks,” Ajibade mentioned.
Occasion insiders are involved that if disputes within the social gathering weren’t resolved, they may resurface earlier than 2027 and additional weaken the PDP’s potential to problem the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Ajibade harassed, “A home divided in opposition to itself can’t stand. A divided PDP can’t win elections. A divided PDP can’t save Nigeria.”
He recalled the PDP’s achievements throughout its time in authorities which embody stabilising democracy, attracting overseas funding, and introducing reforms in telecommunications, banking and pensions below former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
“Unity requires sacrifice. We should place Nigeria above private ambition. Ambition isn’t a sin, however when ambition threatens the core values and existence of the social gathering now we have all constructed, it turns into harmful,” he mentioned.
Ajibade added that restoring concord wouldn’t solely strengthen the PDP’s electoral possibilities in 2027 but additionally give Nigerians renewed confidence within the nation’s future.
“Let me say it plainly, restoring unity within the PDP is restoring survival for Nigeria. A home divided can’t stand, however a home united can face up to any storm,” he mentioned.
Additionally talking, Mr. Onuoha, mentioned the social gathering’s constructions in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory had been sturdy sufficient to ship candidates in future elections.
Onuoha expressed confidence within the PDP’s candidate for the 2026 FCT election, urging members to place apart grievances and embrace reconciliation.
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