Coalition not a threat to PDP – Makinde

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party is an institution that cannot be threatened by talks about an emerging coalition, noting that the party remains united and undivided in the South-West.

The governor said that PDP leaders in the South-West have resolved that as responsible leaders, they would stay in the party and fix whatever challenges arise, adding that the PDP would deal with its issues and come out stronger as the only credible political alternative for Nigerians.

Makinde stated this on Friday, while speaking with newsmen shortly after a meeting of the South-West PDP Caucus, held at the South-West PDP Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital.

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He said, “We want the whole world to know that the PDP in the South-West is united and we are together and that the coalition is not a threat to the PDP.

“Who are these people in this coalition? They were in some parties before, whether the PDP or the APC. What are their antecedents? Does it mean that anytime they move from one party to the other, they have repented or they have something new to offer the people? These are salient questions.

“This Soji Adagunodo House is for the PDP South-West. If the roof is leaking, as leaders of the PDP in the South-West, are we going to abandon the building and go somewhere else to take refuge? No.

“We will stay inside here and fix it to let the people know that we are responsible leaders and we have the interest of the people at heart.

“So, a lot of people can say whatever they like, but in a party like the PDP, which is an institution, we have our own ways and means of dealing with such issues. When we get to the point where we have to deal with such issues, I give you the assurance that we will.”