President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday described the emergence of the All Peoples Congress, APC, as a quest by some desperate politicians to oust the PDP in 2015, saying that leadership of the new political party is “confused and would continue to be confused.”
The president, while speaking at the 62nd National Executive Committee meeting of the PDP in Abuja on Thursday, asserted that any party or group that thinks that the PDP would be ousted from the political scene during the 2015 elections would be “terribly disappointed.”
He said that the turnout at the NEC meeting was a clear indication that the PDP remained a party to beat any day.
Jonathan said, “I was not expecting to see so many people especially our senior party members but when I came in and saw their faces, I thanked God because those who believe that the PDP is divided, will all be disappointed.
“The chairman said it all; we thought that political activities will not start so early in the country, but because of the intimidating credentials of the PDP, people have started meeting.
“Parties have started coming together, and new ones are being formed. These are blessings to all of us because those people behind them are confused about how they will manage the PDP. They will continue to be confused especially in 2015.
“And those who continue to think that the PDP cannot come together; that the PDP cannot manage success will be terribly disappointed.
“We will go to the Eagle Square (in Abuja) and take the right decision for our party.”
The President said his government would be able to achieve the feat with the expected cooperation of the PDP.
“A number of things that Nigeria almost forgot like railways are being brought back. And I believe that by the time we move into (early) next year, things will become very obvious so that those who doubt us will not have anything to say. We promise that we are going to do that with the assistance of the party,” Jonathan added.
However, in a snappy reaction, the APC, through its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the President would wake up one day and realise that in politics, “there is a limit to good luck. “
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