BEVERLY HILLS, August 29, (THEWILL) – Founder of Africa Independent Television, AIT, who is aspiring for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has stated that Nigeria is more polarised under the administration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, than during the civil war.
Dokpesi, who spoke to newsmen at the weekend at a PDP rally in Marmara, Nasarawa state, described PDP as the only party that has what it takes to unite the country and resuscitate the ailing economy, stressing that the APC, unlike his party, has failed to hold the country together.
“We must be very very hopeful, we must look to the future with a lot of prayers
“I believe that PDP is the only party that can provide the support that can provide a rejuvenation of the Nigerian economy; that can really deal with the issues of unity and stability.”
“This country is more divided now than it was during the civil war,” the media mogul said at the rally, held at the behest of the chairman of the PDP board of trustees, BoT, Sen. Walid Jubril.
Dokpesi assured the crowd that Nigerians would have a better country when PDP returns to power in 2019.
On his part, the BoT chairman called for unity within the party, stressing that PDP needed to come to terms with its current situation, and work towards achieving peace and re-positioning itself for future election victories.
To achieve this, Jubril said the party must eschew its culture of impunity and imposition of candidates. He urged members to subject themselves to the will of the party.
According to him, “Our party needs to run away completely from impunity.”
“We have to be able to accept the reality of the situation that we are in today and forget about all our differences and ensure that this party remains the unbeatable party.”
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