Media reports on the endorsement of certain candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are false, chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur said.
He stated that PDP’s current concentration is on delivering the gains of democracy to the people and not “premature” endorsements of candidates for elections that are still three years away.
“My attention has been drawn to media speculations that our party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has anointed aspirants ahead of general elections in 2015,” Tukur said in a press statement he personally signed.
“This information is speculative and completely false. I, therefore, use this medium to call on party members, supporters and all Nigerians to disregard sensationalism, as we move quickly to carry out reforms that will justify our existence as a ruling party. This allegation is false and our party has not anointed any persons for any position.
“For the time being, the party’s attention has been devoted to critical reforms that will guarantee quality life to our people, reconciliation in all aspects of our political life and instilling internal democracy in our political process.
While we appreciate the concern and goodwill of the Nigerian people, we acknowledge the fact that reforms in any country come with pains, anxiety and apprehensions. This is a necessary sacrifice confronting us as a nation today. This apprehension may have been responsible for the preemptive speculation of pre-mature endorsement of aspirants ahead of the 2015 elections.”
Enjoining all Nigerians to make meaningful contributions towards the political, economic and social development of the country, Tukur said the PDP is “presently preoccupied and committed to fulfilling its electoral mandate, and, as such, has no time for the politics of 2015.
“The need for rapid infrastructural development and the welfare of our people is, and will be our major concern in the years ahead,” he added, promising that the ruling party would not misplace the confidence of the electorate it enjoys.
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