We must not Allow PDP Get its Dirty Hands into Power Again – Buhari.

We must not Allow PDP Get its Dirty Hands into Power Again – Buhari.

By Kabir Akintayo

President Muhammadu Buhari, during a meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the State house on Wednesday urged all party stakeholders to harmonize differences by adopting a unity list for the APC National Convention.

Buhari stressed the need for unity and cooperation among APC bigwigs devoid of their personal agenda, to enable the Party (APC) retain power beyond 2023.

The President said Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must not allowed to get its dirty hand into power again and return the country to a Stone Age era.

He said “Over the last seven years we have done our best to deliver good governance to the country. We have guaranteed national food security, we have provided modern infrastructure to kick-start economic growth and we have implemented the most comprehensive social welfare programmes in our history.

“Along the way, our party has survived shocks and attempts to derail it. Our government has also had to endure the worst economic crisis with the free fall of oil prices from an average of $100 per barrel over 15 years of PDP government to an average of $30 – $50 until the recent energy crisis.

“We need to remind ourselves of these achievements and not be diverted by petty quarrels and unseemly jockeying for positions. It will be very sad and regrettable development if these manifest gains are frittered away as a result of internal dissent and rivalry. We must avoid narrow focus and inordinate personal ambitions at the expense of our party’s common good. We must stop frivolous and diversionary litigation when the Party’s reconciliation processes are available for settling disputes.

“We must restore sanity and purpose in the affairs of our party and lead ourselves to victory and safety.

“As I remarked when I met Your Excellencies in February 22nd, our aim must be to hand over to an APC Government at the Center and the great majority of states. We must not, by default allow the PDP to get its dirty hands on Government again and return us to the Stone Age.”