By Stephen Ojo
A PDP stalwart and former gubernatorial aspirant of the party in Niger state, Alhaji Sidi Abdul Bomi Gulu, in a statement over the weekend showered praises on the PDP Governors’ Forum led by Governor of Bauchi State Alhaji Bala Mohammed for working assiduously to ensure the cohesion of the party.
He said that the Chairman of the Governors forum displayed rare statesmanship to have rallied his colleagues for a peaceful NEC meeting and coming out with robust positions, adding that, ” this has signalled brighter future for all members of the party and the entire nation”.
According to him, ” contrary to the expectations of pundits, the party by its resolution has shown maturity and adherence to the rules of democracy by soundly viewing the state of the nation and the party to come out with a far reaching resolution”.
The Former Governorship aspirant who is a leading front runner for the national chairmanship position of the party, insisted that with the party’s NEC resolution , it is obvious that the needed cohesion has been infused into the party for a better future.
He said that PDP has shown example that it is a party that believes in the basic principles of democracy and has reassured Nigerians of the better future ahead.
He however appealed to the party hierarchy to consider the possibility of zoning the National Chairmanship of the party to the North Central, adding that, “by all fair and just purposes other states in the north central should allow Niger; the only state that has not produced National Chairman from the zone to take the slot”.
While expressing optimism that the future holds a better chance for PDP, he posited that the party needs to foster unity of purpose among members .