The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Bola Tinubu not to engage the military as a means of restoring democratic government in the Republic of Niger.
The party leaders gave the advice in a communique issued after a meeting by the PDP Governors’ Forum in Abuja on Saturday.
The party, in the communique read by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, advised the Nigerian government to further employed all tools of dialogue and diplomacy.
They advised Tinubu and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria not to go into any form of war with the Republic of Niger over the recent military coup in the country.
“Rather all tools of dialogue and diplomacy should be further employed”, Mohammed said.
The party leaders also counselled the Federal Government to show leadership in curtailing the cost of governance, saying 48 ministers and several special advisers and assistants should be reduced to ensure the health of the country’s economy.
The party leaders also said that governors would work in partnership with the party at the state and national levels to ensure good governance, transparency and accountability.
They also emphasised the need for party discipline and re-iterated zero tolerance for anti-party activities and sabotage.
They maintained that no individual or group of individuals would be allowed to undermine the unity of the party and its processes.
“The meeting signaled that unity and loyalty are still core values of the PDP and would be rewarded,” he said.
They reiterated the support of the governors and other organs of the party for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his vice, Ifeanyi Okowa in challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election at the tribunal.
“The party leadership would do everything lawful towards achieving justice at the tribunal.
“The meeting congratulated the party for empanelling the Campaign Councils for the off-season elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi and urged the Campaign Councils to ensure victory for the party in the three States”, Mohammed said.
The meeting was attended by Atiku, Okowa, and all PDP governors with the exception of those of Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Oyo and Plateau States. Also in attendance were the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) members.
