The rapid previous Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has expressed deep concern over the most recent developments in the Peoples Democratic Get together ,PDP, which culminated in the suspension of the National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, and 5 members of the National Working Committee of the occasion.
Ortom attributes the disaster to what he describes as lack of cohesion in the administration of the occasion’s inside affairs by its management.
He recollects that he had beforehand met with the occasion’s leaders and supplied constructive recommendation on resolve the disagreements in a way that will have produced a win-win state of affairs for all stakeholders, however regrets that his counsel was ignored with impunity.
Based on Chief Ortom, the PDP management had the chance to rise above private pursuits and unite the occasion however failed in its accountability.
Chief Ortom said that democracy is essentially about inclusion and consensus-building, not high-handedness or exclusion.
“Democracy thrives when folks of numerous views and pursuits come collectively to search out widespread floor for the nice of all. It’s, subsequently, the accountability of leaders to harmonize differing opinions and create a way of belonging amongst members. Sadly, what we now have witnessed in current occasions is an try by just a few people to run the occasion with out recourse to collective session or inside democratic processes”.
He expressed optimism that the occasion would overcome its present challenges, recalling that PDP had survived many storms in the previous and had all the time emerged stronger each time it embraced equity, dialogue, and inclusiveness.
Chief Ortom congratulated the newly appointed Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Mohammed Abdulrahman, on his emergence, describing it as a recent alternative for the occasion to heal and rebuild inside belief.
He urged Abdulrahman and his workforce to urgently liaise with the Board of Trustees and different organs of the occasion to provoke real reconciliation efforts that will give each member a way of belonging and renew confidence in the occasion’s management.
Ortom additional known as on the new management to advertise inclusiveness, dialogue, and respect for all stakeholders, reminding them that no particular person can succeed in isolation. He emphasised that the PDP’s power lies in its range, collective knowledge, and democratic tradition.
He additionally appealed to all members of the occasion, to unite behind the new management and recommit themselves to the beliefs and values of the PDP.
Based on the assertion by his Media Aide/ Advisor, Terver Akase, Ortom reminded occasion members that, as Nigeria’s principal opposition occasion, the PDP has an obligation to supply credible alternate options, maintain the federal government accountable, and defend the ideas of democracy and good governance.
