{"id":171072,"date":"2025-07-24T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-shouldnt-abandon-ship-in-need-of-repairs"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:12:19","slug":"pdp-shouldnt-abandon-ship-in-need-of-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-shouldnt-abandon-ship-in-need-of-repairs","title":{"rendered":"PDP Shouldn&#8217;t Abandon Ship in Need of Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain steadfast and not lose faith in the party despite its ongoing internal crisis, emphasizing the need for unity and commitment to rebuilding the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Saraki made the appeal in a heartfelt statement posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, after attending a PDP Consultative Conference convened by one of the party\u2019s founding fathers, Professor Jerry Gana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honour to join the founding fathers and stakeholders of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party, today at the Consultative Conference,\u201d Saraki wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The former Senate President highlighted the PDP\u2019s legacy of national development, pointing out that during its 16 years in power, Nigeria emerged as Africa\u2019s largest economy and experienced greater national unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not abandon a ship in need of repairs. If you must leave, let it be on ideology not anger,\u201d Saraki urged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ultimate goal must be to put Nigeria first and rise above the propaganda designed to divide us as a party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He praised Professor Gana for bringing party stakeholders together for what he called a \u201cfamily meeting,\u201d and reaffirmed his personal dedication to the PDP, declaring that he would never abandon the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP was built on solid foundations. Its founders handed it over to us with trust. God forbid that we become the generation that lets it fall apart,\u201d Saraki stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge all true patriots of the PDP to agree that for the greater good of Nigeria, leaving is not an option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain steadfast and not lose faith in the party despite its ongoing internal crisis, emphasizing the need for unity and commitment to rebuilding the platform. 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