Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are determined to make the party a strong opposition.
Saraki said PDP leaders are determined to make the party strong enough to win the 2027 general election.
He made the remark in reaction to the outcome of the PDP’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
PDP held its 100th NEC meeting yesterday in Abuja, despite an initial invasion of its national secretariat by policemen.
However, Saraki said PDP leaders and members disappointed pessimists with the conduct of the NEC meeting.
In a statement on Facebook, the former Senate President said the NEC meeting has dismissed insinuations that members who refused to defect want to destroy the party.
He said: “It is good that we have disappointed the pessimists.
“I hope that with the outcome of today’s meeting, we have disproved the false propaganda being circulated in some quarters that those of us who chose to remain in PDP are only scheming for the death of the party as opposed to building a strong opposition.
“If this false narrative were true, the leaders who shifted positions to give peace a chance would have chosen an alternative course of action.
“However, we are determined to make the party a strong opposition, capable of winning the next general election and serving our people better. We only need to forge ahead along these lines.
“Once again, I thank all our leaders and the numerous members of this great party for their efforts.”
