The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, has cautioned leaders and members of the party to be mindful of their comments about those defecting from the party.
The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, stated this at the 81st meeting of the board on Thursday in Abuja.
DAILY POST reports that the BoT meeting was held at the party’s national headquarters ahead of the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting.
Wabara, represented by the Secretary of the board, Ahmed Makarfi, described the meeting as critical in setting the path to rebuilding the party and improving on what past leaders had done.
He said he did not believe that PDP members who had left the party for one reason or another had left for good.
“I urge all members to be cautious of what they say or do. Some cannot be working to rebuild the party and others are trying to de-market it.
“There is a difference between personal opinion and party’s position. If anybody is expressing his or her personal opinion, he or she should say so.
“The party has formal organs for speaking, and that should be respected.
“We must never show to the public that we are a group that anybody can do what he or she likes anytime and anyhow.
“We must be cautious of what we do or what we don’t do as we move forward.
“I will also advise that, yes, we may have differences, we should be cautious about expressing opinions, even about those who have left us, because what we want is for them to come back now or very soon,” he said.
Wabara emphasised the need for members to set aside grievances, engage in dialogue, and work together for a successful convention.
He said that while the party might not be able to bring back all those who had defected, it could attract new members.
Earlier, in his remarks, the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, said that the party remained the hope of Nigerians.
Damagum urged party members to be proud of being in the PDP and not to allow emotions to cloud their sense of reasoning, especially at this time.
“We are the hope of this country. The PDP is the hope of this country. We remain resilient-the same brand that was founded to fight injustice, to strengthen democracy and to lead with all sense of honour.
“This is what we are made of. We should be proud to be PDP members at all times,” the acting national chairman said.
