Wabara confirmed as PDP BoT chair, says no to one-party state

The Peoples Democratic Party has confirmed the appointment of a former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara, as the substantive chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees.

Also, a former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, was appointed as the BoT Secretary, replacing former Minister of Special Duties Kabir Turaki.

This announcement was made at the end of the 76th BoT meeting held at Wadata Plaza in Abuja on Tuesday.

Wabara urged the party members to works towards the consolidation of the nation’s democracy, warning against the danger of the country going into one party state.

He said, “Our role as members of the BoT, the main organ of this party, is to ensure that this party did not die. If PDP goes under, definitely democracy will go under in Nigeria.

“We know that there are plans to turn this country into a one-party state but that will be only when we allow it.

“So we must fight for democracy in Nigeria. No body owns this party but other parties are owned. Here, we follow due process democratically.”

Wabara also tasked members of the party, including the BoT members, to do everything to bring the party back on track.

Wabara, who said there were so many issues happening within the party, added it was time to address them.

“Some people are blaming us for not taking disciplinary actions on time; of course that has always been the bane of the party.

“We look at faces before we take the action. But some of us, especially the BoT, we are always objective.

“Anything that goes outside our constitution will create problems; we should strictly abide by our constitution“, he said.

The party acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, said it was time to rebuild the party after all litigations arising from the 2023 general election had been resolved.

Damagum expressed the readiness of the party national leadership to work for the party’s victory in upcoming Edo and Ondo -cycle governorship elections.

“You are all aware of the forthcoming Edo State Governorship election. We have initiated the process of selecting a candidate for that election.

“In spite challenges, we remain focused, and with the grace of God, we will retain Edo. We also urge all members to pay attention to Edo and individually promote the PDP“, he said.

The Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, assured the BoT members of the governors’ support for the party.