In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP Weekend, Ibrahim described the people who assembled to execute the hatchet job on behalf of the unnamed notorious ‘Big Man’ as either ignorant of the provisions of the PDM Constitution or they are in such a hurry to deliver on their contract to care about the fine points of the law.
According to him, “We all know calculations for 2019 are in top gear and he who must be President by hook or crook is, once again, at his notorious best. PDM welcomes any Nigerian who wishes to contest election on its platform but ambition cannot precede party membership. We have established a strong culture and reputation for integrity and compliance with the rule of law. We will not allow a desperate and serial presidential candidate to destroy our party by enticing hungry members of the National Executive Committee to precipitate crisis within our ranks.”
Conntinuing, he said, “the National Executive Committee of PDM cannot be dissolved to pave the way for a hostile takeover of our Party by this notorious ‘Big Man’. This same individual who specializes in destroying institutions is also responsible for the intractable crisis from which the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had been reeling lately, a party which gave him the platform to serve as a high-ranking official in its government from 1999 – 2007 only to sabotage the very government in which he was a part. As far as this notorious Big Man is concerned, his ambition to be President must be achieved at any cost and all casualties along the way are justified.”
“We are not going to bother ourselves with the contractors, we are going for their patron. We are ready to fight and defend the structures and integrity of Peoples Democratic Movement and we are fully equipped for this fight. He has picked on the wrong adversary”,he said.
Ibrahim stated further that it will be a long and messy fight.
“We are tired of giving in to the impunity of this man. If he wants a fight with us, we are more than happy to give him one. There is a Nigerian saying, if an elder throws away his old age, the young ones will happily trample in it. Just because a politician made money in public office through shady deals, does not give him the right to set his own rules and insist everyone must play by them. At PDM we know what we are worth and what we are worth is not for sale.”
The PDM National Chairman further appealed to party members who called in to express outrage over the unwholesome development to remain calm and continue the hard work of making the Party the envy of all.
“I registered this Party almost single-handedly” he said “and will not allow opportunist who are shopping for a platform to contest election to destroy it on the alter of inordinate ambition and unbridled greed. Everyone knows we do not give up on a good fight and this fight for the soul of PDM will not be different.”
He urged Party members to accost the people he referred to as “political contractors” who executed the shady contract and demand their share of the proceeds. “After all, they claimed they did it in your name. There is no reason why you should not share in the largesse” he said.
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