Former Senate President Bukola Saraki, has dismissed claims that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is in shambles.
Admitting that there is an internal crisis within the party, Saraki assured that the PDP would resolve its crisis and succeed.
The former governor of Kwara State spoke in Ilorin, the state Capital on Friday at the PDP Youth Summit organised by the state chapter to mark his 63rd birthday.
Saraki said: “Many people say our party is in shambles. I disagree. Sometimes, it is better to disagree than to agree and stagnate. I believe the PDP will succeed.”
Noting that disagreement within the party was not unusual, Saraki said aggrieved factions within the PDP met with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, with a view to resolving their issues.
“As I speak, the two factions of the PDP are meeting with INEC. I want to assure members that our differences will be sorted out very soon,” he said.
PDP is currently factionalized along the lines of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde, and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State.
While the Wike’s faction produced Abdulrahman Mohammed as acting National Chairman, Makinde’s faction has Tanimu Turaki as its acting National Chairman.
The party broke into factions following the expiration of the tenure of former acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum.
