The Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, has dissociated itself from the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan by some of its former members.
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who defected to the PDM had on Monday during a press briefing in Akure, the Ondo State capital, declared support for Mr. Jonathan’s second term ambition.
Jonathan is the Peoples Democratic Party flag bearer in the March 28 presidential election.
The aggrieved politicians, who comprised mostly of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s supporters, had claimed that APC did not meet their expectation during its last presidential primary hence they defected to the PDP.
They also said they were unhappy with the position the PDM had taken in support of the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.
However, in a statement by its National Chairman, Bashir Ibrahim, on Monday, the PDM said the members left the party since last June for the APC and could not speak for it.
“We wish to make it categorically clear that members of the group that addressed the press conference in question are not members of PDM”, Mr. Ibrahim said. “They defected from our Party in June last year to pursue their aspiration in APC and are no longer members of our Party. Since they are not card-carrying members of PDM, they do not speak for PDM nor have any basis for doing so.
“While we wish them luck with their new project of supporting President Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming election, we call on them to desist from using the name of PDM in this obviously sponsored and commercial misadventure.
“They should find another platform to realise their aspiration since PDM is not for the highest bidder”.
The PDM explained that at its National Executive Committee of January 22, 2015, it unanimously, without any dissension, resolved to support the candidature of Mr. Buhari and that position had not changed.
It said, “Our party will stand by that commitment until the end. Our members are already busy canvassing for support for Gen. Buhari across the country and will not be distracted from doing so.
“These political jobbers should please leave PDM out of their Jonathan-for-president misadventure”.
And what are they trying to say, abegi let them keep it to themselves. Jonathan will win, buhari and his cohorts have nothing to offer.
Buhari has no intellectual ability to lead us.
The impostors are at it again, shame onto them, it is GEJ no matter how hard they try.
It is clear that these set of people have sold their sense of reasoning for some few notes.
The things GEJ has done for us are speaking so loudly.
Let them support GMB but Jonathan will be declare the winner after the election.
They have made their choice to support and vote for Goodluck so whether you disown them or not they will still vote for Jonathan when that day of election comes.
All these parties that don’t know where their loyality lies, they think they can ride on the popularity of the ruling party.
They say a child will play with fire only because he has never known the pain from burn. The road PDM is threading will surely lead to destruction.
Is just like scoping a cup of water out of an ocean it doesn’t make any difference.
Why are going back and forth on this, GEJ as always and will always be a better choice compared to GMB.
Baba Jona na u dey carry the lead..
they are of no effect; millions of sensible nigerians have shown their unwavering support for GEJ
Buhari will never be president of nigeria, so they’re just wasting their time