The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said Nigeria’s future is lost if the party loses the oil-rich Rivers State.
Amid the crisis rocking the Rivers chapter of the party, PDP BoT members visited the oil-rich state on Tuesday.
During the visit, they met with the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Chairman of the BoT, Senator Adolphus Wabara, said the members were in the oil-rich state in search of peace and unity of the PDP because they were scared of losing Rivers State.
Wabara, former Senate President, said if that truly happens, then the future of Nigeria will be truly lost, with no abiding hope in Nigerians anymore.
“We were scared Sir, when we heard or read speculations, perceptions or what have you, that the party, if we are not careful, might lose Rivers State. Of course, if we lose Rivers State, Nigeria has lost its future,” he said.
“We don’t want what happened in 2015, and 2023 to repeat itself. These men and women you see here are very neutral. But as the conscience of the party, we must go by the rule of law. And anything you do, going by the rule of law, can never be wrong. It may be delayed, but it cannot be wrong.”
To Wabara, the governor has demonstrated enormous care for the PDP, which is why he has been so patient with the inactivity of the party leadership amidst the crisis.
“I don’t want to describe it. Otherwise, as a Governor, we have former Governors here, I doubt if they would have taken as much as you have. So, on behalf of this party, once again, let me thank you for your resilience, your wisdom, and the fact that you are still in this party.
“And to assure you that the Board of Trustees under my watch and with these serious-minded Nigerians, will deal with the matter as constitutionally allowed,” he assured.
