The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against speculations of crack within the party, has maintained that it is united and will emerge victorious in the next elections in the country.
PDP Board of Trustee (BoT) secretary, Sentor Jibrin Wali said this at the weekend during a flag off campaign and presentation of certificates and party flags to the 25 local government chairmanship candidates in Niger State, admonishing that unity of purpose should be paramount to all members of the party.
He explained that the BoT, National Working Committee, NWC and caucus of the PDP are united and working together for the victory of the party in the future elections.
He warned members of the party to guide against division as being perpetuated by enemies of the party. He also expressed. hope and confidence that the PDP is still solid considering the calibre of people present at the event.
Speaking, the state former governor, Abdulkadir Kure who was the chairman of the occasion, said the APC still has not realised that it is in power as it has continued to call for change, a call he posited will make PDP come back easily without much delay.
Assuring there is no faction in Niger State PDP, Kure said: “What happened in the past is over, we are now more united for the progress of the party. I want to assure that the party will bounce back to power with the unity exhibited here, which must be sustained with patience”
The former governor then called for prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to overcome insurgency.
Also, the former deputy governor, Dr Nuhu Zagbayi, in his speech faulted the nomination of the immediate past deputy governor, Hon Ahmed Musa Ibeto as the ministerial nominee for Niger State, saying the position ought to be that of Niger East senatorial district, where he hails from.
He then urged people of his zone to learn lesson from the political development especially, in voting leaders that will never consider them in their decision making.