Following The Presidential Election coming up 14th February a lot of media houses, political groups have been talking, writing, sampling opinion polls but today, The
Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) has resolved to support the
candidature of General Muhammad Buhari, the presidential candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party took the unanimous decision at a meeting of its National
Executive Committee in Abuja today, and it called on all of its
members and supporters to vote for him at the February 14 election.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Chairman, Bashir Yusuf
Ibrahim, and its National Secretary, Ifeanyi Igwe, the PDM stated that
of the available presidential candidates, two clearly stand out but
represent a clear contrast and reference point for making a clear and
informed choice. See detailed story after cut...
“On the five critical issues which NEC believes constitute the
nation's top and urgent priority at this material time, namely, National
Unity, Public Security, Job Creation, Fight Against Corruption and the
Economy, it is the opinion of NEC that the incumbent who has been at the
helm of affairs of the nation in the past six years had failed,” the
statement said. “In contrast, his opponent had a track record of
achievement in these areas as a former Head of State and, later,
Executive Chairman of Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund. NEC believes it is
time for Nigerians to give him a chance.”
The party noted the rising level of corruption, unemployment and
impunity in the country and condemned the campaign of calumny and hate
by prominent citizens who are desperate to win election at any cost,
including plunging the nation into chaos and anarchy. It called on
Nigerians to reject desperate politicians who have been given a chance
to prove their worth but failed. It underlined that Nigeria's democracy
has come to stay and would not be undermined by the desperation of those
who are afraid to lose election in February 2015.
Text of the PDM Communique:
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT HELD AT THE NATIONAL
SECRETARIAT, MAITAMA, ABUJA ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015
The National Executive Committee of Peoples Democratic Movement met
at the National Headquarters of the Party in Abuja on Thursday, January
22, 2015. At the meeting were members of the National Working Committee,
State Chairmen of the Party from across the federation and invited
Party Elders. Later, NEC met with candidates of the Party for various
elective posts from across the country.
2. NEC reviewed the Party's preparations for the February 2015
General Elections and expressed satisfaction with the state of readiness
of the Party to participate in the elections. It also endorsed the
plans and strategies presented by the National Working Committee for
winning the Governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and State
Assembly elections across the country. It called on Nigerians to vote
en masse for PDM candidates at all levels in order to bring genuine
change to Nigeria in 2015 and improve the quality of life of Nigerians
in the years ahead.
3. NEC further reviewed the distribution of Permanent Voters Cards by
INEC and noted that large numbers of registered voters are yet to be
issued with their cards. It also received reports that eligible voters
in some polling units have not been registered at all. It called on INEC
to redouble its efforts to ensure no eligible voter is disenfranchised.
It commended the resolve of the Commission to give Internally Displace
Persons in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe the opportunity to cast their votes
in February 2015.
4. NEC condemned the call by the Governor of Adamawa State, Barr.
Bala Ngilari, for the postponement of the forthcoming elections in
Adamawa State. NEC wondered why it is the Governor of Adamawa, not Borno
State, who is making such a call. NEC believes the people of Adamawa
State deserve to vote for leaders of their choice alongside other
Nigerians and will not be denied this right just because the state
governor is not a candidate.
5. NEC also reviewed the State of the Nation and expressed concern
with the deteriorating state of insecurity in the country, especially in
the North East where insurgents appear to have a free reign killing and
displacing innocent citizens and taking over the nation's sovereign
territory. It commiserated with the victims of insurgency in the
affected states and called on the Federal Government to discharge its
responsibilities to Nigerians by guaranteeing the safety of their lives
and property and retrieving the nations' lost territory within the
shortest possible time.
6. NEC noted the rising level of corruption, unemployment and
impunity in the country and condemned the campaign of calumny and hate
by prominent citizens who are desperate to win election at any cost,
including plunging the nation into chaos and anarchy. It called on
Nigerians to reject desperate politicians who have been given a chance
to prove their worth but failed. It noted that Nigeria's democracy had
come to stay and would not be undermined by the desperation of those who
are afraid to lose election in February 2015.
7. NEC noted that the Party has no candidate in the presidential
election of February 14, 2015. It considered and accepted the need to
support a candidate in order to save Nigeria from imminent collapse and
give it a new lease of life. It also noted that the Party had registered
close to six million members both manually and online and resolved to
deploy this voting strength for good and in the best interest of Nigeria
at this very critical time.
8. NEC observed that of the available presidential candidates, two
clearly stand out and the two represent a clear contrast and reference
point for making a clear and informed choice. On the five critical
issues which NEC believes constitute the nation's top and urgent
priority at this material time, namely, National Unity, Public Security,
Job Creation, Fight Against Corruption and the Economy, it is the
opinion of NEC that the incumbent who has been at the helm of affairs of
the nation in the past six years had failed. In contrast, his opponent
had a track record of achievement in these areas as a former Head of
State and, later, Executive Chairman of Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund.
NEC believes it is time for Nigerians to give him a chance.
9. In view of the foregoing, NEC unanimously resolved to support the
candidature of General Muhammadu Buhari for President of Nigeria and
called on all members and supporters of PDM across Nigeria to vote for
him in the presidential election of February 14, 2015.
Signed
Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim Ifeanyi Igwe
National Chairman. National Secretary
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