PDP is not for sale, says BoT chairman

Walid Jibrin, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) board of trustees (BOT), says the party is not for sale.

Speaking at the inauguration of the party’s national convention and financial committees, Jibrin said delegates have been told to reject people who offer money in exchange for votes.

He added that there were moves to reconcile feuding parties, and ensure that credible and upright people were elected.

“This party is not for sale. This party must be a party of very conscious people. We are telling every delegate to reject anybody that comes with money,” he said.

“We are an honest and upright person. This party will not want somebody that will come and buy his way into office. The BoT will no longer accept any leadership to be forced on the party.”

He said the party is facing a very difficult time in its history and has tampered with the ideals and formations of the founding fathers.

”We have been playing, the party is supreme, the party is above all of us. If you read our constitution it solves all these problems but today we are facing a myriad of court cases,” he said.

”We are, however, looking at reconciliation chaired by Prof. Jerry Gana so we can look into the arguments and by God’s grace, before the convention, settle these matters.

”We do hope that justice will be done and people will come to their senses. We’ve passed the era of impunity, selfishness and will go by fairness and justice.”