The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied that the former Kaduna State Governor was behind moves to establish a new party called Advanced Peoples Democratic Party, APDP.
The faction, however, stated that it had information that some members loyal to the faction were in the process of floating a new party.
“We state clearly and without ambiguity that the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP is not in anyway involved in the plans to register any party by the name APDP or any other party for that matter,” its spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye, said in a statement on Sunday.
“We however acknowledge and recognize the rights of party members to seek alternative platform to actualize their political dreams which is an inalienable right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
Despite the Appeal Court ruling which declared Ali Modu Sheriff as authentic PDP chairman, Adeyeye noted that the National Caretaker Committee is the one “holding leadership power in the Party in trust for the millions of Party faithfuls who instituted the Committee at the National Convention.
“Whatever decision that will be taken on the PDP brand shall be taken by the owners of the party, i.e the party members at a properly constituted national convention, and not by a few individuals no matter how highly placed.
“For the records, no decision has been taken that the PDP should be abandoned and a new party formed out of the current structure. At least, no such proposal is before the National Caretaker Committee as at this moment,” he said.
Adeyeye expressed the belief that the issues before the Supreme Court would be resolved “on the side of truth, and justice will be served in the interest of peace.”
The spokesperson added that with the “political solution” as the alternative dispute resolution being suggested by some highly placed individuals and groups in the party, “albeit without prejudice to the Appeal before the Supreme Court, we will like to appeal for calm among all Party members and allow the reconciliation efforts to move forward”.
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