Regardless of defection gale, Jonathan says PDP alive, sturdy
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed satisfaction that the Peoples Democratic Occasion stays alive, sturdy, and resilient, however the gale of defections rocking it.
Jonathan reaffirmed that the PDP stays a basic pillar of Nigeria’s democracy, noting that it’s the solely surviving authentic political get together since 1998.
The previous President made this comment whereas receiving members of the Nationwide Working Committee of the get together, led by the Nationwide Chairman, Dr. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, throughout a high-level consultative assembly held at his personal workplace in Abuja on Tuesday night, January 6, 2026.
The assembly centered on the get together’s reconciliation course of and strategic repositioning forward of the 2027 common elections.
Jonathan famous that the PDP possesses the historic resilience and institutional power required to beat its present inside challenges, describing the get together as greater than a political platform however a nationwide establishment.
“The PDP, being the one surviving authentic political get together since 1998, has been a vital contributor to our democracy since 1999. I’ve been a beneficiary of this get together, which gave me the chance to function Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President, and President. I’m grateful to the get together and can proceed to contribute my quota as a result of I really feel deeply indebted to it,” he stated.
He urged the get together’s management to position nationwide curiosity and institutional improvement above private concerns, stressing that sturdy political events are important for democratic stability.
Earlier in his remarks, Turaki thanked the previous President for his fatherly counsel and unwavering loyalty to the PDP. He assured him that the present management is dedicated to a complete “Rebirth Agenda” aimed toward rebuilding and strengthening the get together.
“We got here to hunt your steering and to temporary you on the prospects and challenges earlier than the get together. Our aim is to return energy to the individuals and reposition the PDP because the get together of nearly all of Nigerians. We’re reaching out to aggrieved members as a result of a united PDP stays probably the most viable platform for a balanced and affluent Nigeria,” Dr. Turaki acknowledged.
Members of the delegation included Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Jerry Gana, Ishaya Bamaiyi, Hajiya Zainab Maina, Mike Oghiadome, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, and different members of the Nationwide Working Committee.