The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stay united, saying a united party is the one to beat in the 2023 general elections.
The presidential hopeful on the platform of the PDP made the call while speaking with journalists after a consultative meeting with chairmen of the 36 state chapters of the party at the Sokoto State governor’s lodge, Wednesday in Abuja.
The Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum noted that with unity of purpose and understanding, the all-important goal of rescuing Nigeria will be achieved.
According to him: “Consultations are ongoing and we will have to comply with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC guidelines as a responsible political party. So nothing stops the consultations from continuing”.
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Speaking further, he said: “We are more interested in the unity of the party as our number one cardinal objective because we believe that the party has to come back to rescue Nigeria and we are asking everybody to join forces.
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“We cannot have more than one President at a time and therefore, among all others, there must be unity of purpose amongst them like just among all other members of the party. We want to move together and we want to make sure that whoever picks the ticket wins the election.
“So to us, it is not just an issue of primaries, it is an issue of the secondary election which is more important,”