Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Monday.

Saraki said the PDP has chosen to march forward, and the outcome of the meeting shows there is no victor and no vanquished.

According to him, he is particularly happy that the PDP has sent a signal to the entire nation that the party can only wax stronger as a credible alternative for Nigerians.

The former Kwara State Governor also expressed happiness that the PDP leaders opted to relinquish their personal interests or positions and demonstrated the spirit of give and take during the NEC meeting, which resolved the crisis rocking the party.

In his view, there is no victor, no vanquished from the meeting, rather, the outcome of the meeting is a victory for democracy in Nigeria and for all PDP members.

Naijaonpoint reports that Saraki, who is the chairman of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee, made the submission in a statement after Monday’s NEC meeting.

He said the PDP leadership has chosen to jettison their differences, give peace a chance. forget the past and together, pursue a common goal heading into 2027.

According to him, “This evening, our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), successfully concluded the 100th edition of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. It was a symbolic gathering as the meeting could have either been the breaking point going by events of the last 48 hours or the junction to cross the Rubicon and march forward into greater heights. Our esteemed leaders chose the latter.

“Today, there was no Victor and no vanquished. The winner today is the PDP. Another winner is Nigeria’s democracy because, without a vibrant opposition, democracy dies. Again, millions of our party members and supporters, who are located in all the 774 LGAs across the country also emerged winners.

“To achieve victory for the party and the great people under its golden umbrella, all the leaders at the meeting resolved to jettison our differences and rally together to pursue a common goal: forget the past, rebuild trust that might have been broken, and give peace a chance.

“I am particularly happy about the meeting for two reasons. One, we all agreed on the need for unity as a way of sending a signal to the entire nation that PDP can only wax stronger. This is because we have to live up to the expectations of the generality of our people as the only alternative, capable of providing good leadership to our country. Two, the spirit of give and take dominated our frank discussions.”

Next Steps

Saraki said the party would now turn its attention towards the next NEC meeting and its upcoming National Convention.

“From this point, we need to continue working further for unity, co-operation, and stability towards the next NEC meeting fixed for July 23rd. After that, we will focus on having a hitch-free National Convention,” he submitted.

He added that all hands must now be on deck to ensure that the peace achieved on Monday is not only sustained, but built upon so the PDP can emerge victorious in the 2027 elections.

“The success of today’s NEC meeting is an indication that we have made some progress. We will continue to strive to strengthen the party and I am sure from now on, all hands will be on deck to achieve this noble purpose. We need to realise one fact: there is still a lot of work to be done. The spirit with which we achieved the peace today should be sustained from now on.

“It is good that we have disappointed the pessimists.

“I hope that with the outcome of today’s meeting, we have disproved the false propaganda being circulated in some quarters that those of us who chose to remain in PDP are only scheming for the death of the party as opposed to building a strong opposition. If this false narrative were true, the leaders who shifted positions to give peace a chance would have chosen an alternative course of action. However, we are determined to make the party a strong opposition, capable of winning the next general election and serving our people better. We only need to forge ahead along these lines.

“Once again, I thank all our leaders and the numerous members of this great party for their efforts,” Saraki concluded.