Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to maintain strict discipline within the party to safeguard its future.
Naijaonpoint reports that Obasanjo made this known when some PDP leaders met with him on Saturday as part of moves to reposition the party for a possible return to power in the 2027 general elections.
The factional Chairman of the party, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, led other members of his executive to the penthouse residence of the former president at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The closed-door meeting with Obasanjo also include the PDP Board of Trustees Chairman and former Senate President, Sen Adolphus Wabara; the National Secretary and former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja; two former governors of Niger and Plateau states, Babangida Aliyu and Sen Jonah Jang; the party’s governorship candidate for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections, and Wole Oluyede, among other party leaders.
In an interview with PUNCH after the meeting, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said Obasanjo emphasised the importance of discipline as the foundation of effective party administration.
He said, “It was a consultative meeting where we looked at the state of the nation, the state of democracy and the state of affairs. We had very fruitful discussions, and he tasked us to carry on and soldier on, but we should keep discipline as the core of our party administration.
“He practically and particularly said that we can’t allow indiscipline; that indiscipline destroys everything.”
According to Ememobong, the party leadership also assured Obasanjo that it would take his counsel seriously, strengthen internal discipline and ensure that all members adhered to its rules and values to safeguard PDP’s unity and credibility.
He added, “As you can see, the party is already on the path of discipline. If people act in ways that do not conform with discipline, we draw their attention to it because indiscipline is a destroyer.”