The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari and his party ,the All Progressives Congress,APC against eroding the gains of democracy.This warning was part of the communiqué at the end of a meeting of PDP NWC, national vice chairmen and state chairmen on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at PDP national secretariat, Abuja.
The communiqué signed by Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure for national vice chairmen and Dr. Emmanuel Agbo , for state chairmen of the party said “The meeting strongly cautions the APC and their leader, General Muhammadu Buhari against any action or inaction that could threaten or erode the gains of democracy and personal freedom that have been established by the PDP government in the last 16 years.
“The meeting also resolved to resist undue harassments, witch-hunt and any form of intimidation or undemocratic tendencies from the opposition aimed at bringing down our members psychologically.
It noted the “subterranean moves by the APC to undermine the structures of the PDP across the country with the sinister motive of imposing a one-party state in the polity.
The National Working Committee (NWC), National Vice Chairmen and State Chairmen of the PDP in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja held a crucial meeting on Wednesday, April 22.
“The meeting notes the outcome of the 2015 general elections and accordingly resolves not to allow the temporary setback affect the party’s contributions to the democratic development of the country.
“The meeting notes and appreciates the patriotic stand taken by President Goodluck Jonathan after the elections as another milestone in the party’s contributions to peace, stability and progress of the nation.
“The meeting however decries the widespread anomalies and irregularities that characterized the March 28 and April 11, 2015 elections in most states to the disadvantage of the PDP and resolve to give full backing to the various pursuits of redress in this regard within the ambit of the law and tenets of democracy.
It directed “all PDP candidates who believe that they were shortchanged to channel their reports through their state chairmen.
“The meeting resolved to galvanize the structures of the party and give full support to PDP candidates in the supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Taraba and Imo states as well as resist any undemocratic plot to manipulate the process against our party.
PDP also charged “ INEC and others stakeholders involved in the supplementary elections to be forthright, transparent and ensure that the will of the people in the affected states are not in any way subverted.
It also resolved “to give all necessary support to the national leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu to enable them re-engineer and rebrand the party for the task of regaining power by 2019.
“In view of the above, the meeting charges all members of the party to continue to work harmoniously with their leaders at all levels especially at this critical time, while channeling any grievances to the appropriate organs in line with the provisions of the party’s constitution.
PDP also condemned “in its entirety the attitude of fair-weather and unprincipled members who are rushing to the APC. It notes that such members are saboteurs and moles who worked against the PDP in the general election.
“The meeting salutes the courage and faith of committed and dedicated members even in the face of the setbacks and intimidations and assured them of adequate protection of their inalienable rights as citizens in a democracy.
It also resolved to set up special committees on the repositioning of the party.
