Former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has praised the ongoing efforts to persuade former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to lead the party as its next national chairman.
He stated that Saraki is highly qualified to lead the party during this crucial time and facilitate the reconciliation of all aggrieved members and groups within the party.
Anakwenze made these remarks in a signed statement, which was provided to the media in Lagos over the weekend.
He emphasised that the party must act quickly to address the leadership crisis that has negatively impacted its standing, which has led the Nigerian electorate to prefer the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) despite its track record of incompetence and misgovernance over the past eight years.
According to Anakwenze, the PDP must expedite its ongoing reconciliation efforts to restore the confidence of aggrieved members and the general public.
He believes that the party needs to rebuild itself into a truly national organisation. He suggests that one way to achieve this is to ensure that if Saraki, a northerner, becomes the National Chairman, the party’s next presidential candidate should come from the South to maintain balance.
Anakwenze warned against repeating the mistakes of the past, where the feelings and sentiments of Southern Party members were ignored under the leadership of Iyorchia Ayu, leading to a disastrous impact on the party’s unity.
“At the root of the crisis rocking our great party, the PDP today is the crass impunity displayed under the sacked leadership of the party, which rigidly adhered to its wrong position of selecting both the National Chairman and Presidential Candidate from the North and pretended that the Southern section of the country did not exist.
“This action pushed away people who felt aggrieved, having no sense of belonging in the party, as typified by the former G-5 Southern Governors led by Nyesom Wike, who is now a minister in the Tinubu-led APC administration.
“Now is the time to rebuild the PDP into a truly national party. If the next National Chairman comes from the North, the next presidential candidate of our great party should be a Southerner,” he said.
“I’m ready to support Saraki to become the national chairman of our great party,” he declared.
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