The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday resolved to expand the Kano State Caretaker Committee to accommodate all interests in line with its adherence to the principles of all-inclusiveness.
The party also said it was open to opinions and suggestions from stakeholders in ensuring reconciliation and accommodation for all interests within its fold in the state, so as to ensure good governance to the people of the state.
“The NWC assures that no stone will be left unturned in the overall quest to bring good governance to Kano State, while putting in place machinery to hedge the infiltration of fifth columnists into the party’s fold in the state.
“The party leadership further assures of its preparedness to engage with all stakeholders in Kano provided all matters in court against the party are withdrawn, as all members work together to build a united PDP that can confront and send out incompetent and insensitive people in governance in Kano State and Nigeria at large.
“Furthermore, the NWC urges all stakeholders to always emulate our members in Benue State in the way and manner they united to resolve all issues concerning party structures of their state.”
Meanwhile the opposition party also on Tuesday charged Nigerians and the international community to hold President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) responsible, should there be violence ahead of the 2019 general elections or in the aftermath, as alerted by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
A statement by uits National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said: “The party also urges world leaders and international bodies to immediately call the Buhari Presidency and the APC to order, so that their electoral desperation does not result in a large-scale political and humanitarian crisis in our country.
The PDP said that the independent report by USIP, which it claimed details the alleged plots by the ruling party to ‘use intimidation tactics’ in the electoral process, had vindicated its stand that the APC had been stoking the ambers of violence, having realized that Nigerians had rejected it and that it will lose in any credible, free and fair election.
“The use of violence and intimidation by the APC in recent elections, including the Ekiti governorship election as well as recent bye-elections in Kogi, Bauchi and Katsina states, further validates USIP’s report on the violent proclivities of the APC.
“Besides, USIP’s direct caution to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its manifest credibility doubts to deliver credible election, also places a huge moral burden on INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, given its exposed clandestine meetings between officials of the commission and APC leaders on ways to rig the elections.
“While the PDP expresses worry over the desperation of the APC as reflected in the USIP report, our party calls on all Nigerians and friends of our nation to rally in unity against the machinations of the APC, a party that has shown itself to be against the unity and stability of our country.
“Moreover, Nigerians are already decisive on a peaceful and united country, where compatriots live harmoniously and will do all to resist the divisive machinations of the APC, particularly ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“Furthermore, President Buhari and the APC should know that no amount of intimidation and harassment can break the will of Nigerians in their iron-cast resolve to rally on the platform of the PDP to free our nation from the oppressive grips of the incompetent and anti-democratic Buhari-led APC administration.
“Nigerians have witnessed enough violence, bloodletting and deaths under the APC and are not ready to allow such to prevail in the 2019 general elections.
“President Buhari and the APC should therefore accept the reality of their rejection by Nigerians and immediately retrace from all their anti-democratic tendencies and actions that tend to push our nation to the brinks.”
