Governors Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta and Babangida Aliyu of Niger have reaffirmed faith in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying that the dark days of the party were over.
Speaking in Asaba, the governors conceded that there was crisis in the party which has been resolved and that the PDP has now repositioned itself to win the 2015 general elections.
According to Uduaghan who played host to Aliyu and members of his team, “our party is now stabilised, people are happier and we are more united in the PDP,” adding that Aliyu took a wise decision by not abandoning the party during the crisis.
“You kept saying and reassuring us that you are a PDP man for life, some people do not believe in running away from challenges and you are one of them. The answer to challenges is to remain inside, tackle the challenges and effect the changes you desire,” Uduaghan told his guests.
He described Governor Aliyu as a man who is playing strategic roles in uniting the country as the chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), assuring that Nigeria will remain one indivisible entity.
The Niger State governor had said Nigeria will witness a peaceful election in 2015 and the PDP will remain strong and victorious in the elections.
According to him, “2015 will come and pass peacefully and it will be to the success of the PDP,” adding that the PDP was at the grassroots and the people at that level were fully in support of the party.
He expressed satisfaction with the roles Governor Uduaghan was playing in the PDP, stating that his stand on issues has saved the PDP from crisis and his knowledge and wisdom was an asset to the party.
“I am impressed with what you are doing in Delta State especially with your infrastructural development,” Governor Aliyu said, adding, “despite the state’s oil revenue and oil wells, Governor Uduaghan is diversifying the state economy through the Delta Beyond Oil initiative and this is very proactive for the state and the country.”