The Political Adviser to the PDP National Chairman, Sen. Abubakar Gada has dismissed allegations that Bamanga Tukur is handling the affairs of the party in a high-handed manner on Wednesday.
Gada noted that “we are living in a world of freedom and people are entitled to their opinion” on Sunrise Daily, a flagship programme of Channels Television.
He added that it is not surprising to have an individual give his position, either rightly or wrongly, on certain issues at a particular time on a person in position of authority.
He debunked the claims that the delegates to the just concluded national convention were tailored to suit the whims of the party chairman insisting that “the delegates to the national convention were duly constituted”.
He further said “we are guided by the constitution of the party and there was nothing breaching or abridging those procedures” alleging that “anybody who has anything to the contrary is (doing so) by his own imagination”.
He expressed optimism that the party will come out stronger after the crisis, claiming that “what we are seeing today is a challenge of expansion” assuring that “PDP will continue to grow and emerge stronger after each and every of such happenings”.
He said “we have a procedure, we have a constitution and we are guided by that” adding that “we stand by the constitution”.
He however accepted the fact “you may have some elements here and there trying to claim one thing or the other” but was quick to note the “party leadership is working hard to bring all and sundry on the same page so that we can move the nation forward and consolidate the institutions of democracy”.
He accused Baraje-led group of “wanting to attain certain privilege or desire” noting that once those desires are difficult to come by for whatever reason, people will now choose to do certain things that will grow attention”.
He assured that despite these differences, the party will make sure it brings all members to the same level and page for the greater good of the party, democracy and the nation at large.
