Olisa Metuh, national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was released from Kuje prison on bail Thursday, says his party will regain power in 2019.
“The party has since overcome the initial trauma that accompanied the electoral setback of the 2015 general election, and is now poised to regain power at the centre in 2019,” he said on Friday.
Metuh said that the recent variance of voices from its members was as a result of the party’s foundation of liberal democracy, which he described as a mark of strength, adding that the party has adequate internal mechanisms to resolve all issues within its fold.
According to Richard Ihediwa, Metuh’s aide, “the view of the PDP spokesman was contained in his opening remark at a meeting of the party’s publicity directorate with some visiting parliamentarians from the United Kingdom, led by Mark Field, member of parliament and chairman of International Office of the Conservative Party, and Colin Bloom, director of outreach-BCP in Abuja on Friday.”
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He told the visitors that the PDP faced serious challenges soon after it lost in the elections, culminating in the resignation of its national chairman, a development that created some challenges within the party, but assured them that every issue would be resolved by the party leadership by next week.
In his remarks, Field advised the party to ensure that it did not trash its brand in the face of challenges. He observed that while it was common for some party members to demand the removal of leaders after electoral defeat, care must be taken not to jeopardise institutional memory of the party.
“Never trash your brand no matter whatever the government of the day is saying about you”, he admonished the PDP.
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The interaction was attended by PDP publicity staff, social media operatives of the party and officials of the International Republican Institute (IRI), who facilitated the visit.
Metuh is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
4 comments
PDP the dreamers,take Nigerians for granted. They are yet to understand the true feelings of Nigerians on their 16yrs plunder of Nigeria’s resources.
If Metuh can open his mouth to say this, then this man and his party are unrepentant.
I believe that pdp take power 2019 and put our country in shape not minding what unprepared apc confuse party
Your comment..Only in Nigeria would a man accused on trial be talking about a just ambition.
Metuh is shameless. He should resign and clear his name first. Its good for the British to see the legacy they left for us after independence.
In an orderly society with good virtues and some credibility, the PDP would not have allowed Metuh host the parliamentarians. This is laughably embarrassing.
Your comment..The only reason pdp lost the election was not respecting the agreement, if this agreement is revisited and corrected, i belief its possible. Apc have prove that they are not the mesiah we were expecting.