Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman has stressed that peace and unity are what the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the country needs in other to regain control of the country in 2027.
The Speaker was speaking in Misau, on Sunday, during a Bauchi Central stakeholders meeting of the PDP organised to discuss how to move the party forward as well as celebrate the immediate past Chairman of the party in the State, Hamza Koshe Akuyam who is from the zone.
Suleiman said that coming across news of members dumping the party always irks his heart, stressing that dumping PDP by even a ‘bad’ individual or groups of people, is a major setback to its continued existence.
He called on all legitimate members of the party in the state and country at large, to unite in order to take it to greater heights.
He, therefore, said that everything humanly possible must be done to keep the membership intact and increasing at all levels.
The Speaker who joined thousands of friends, well-wishers, family and PDP members purposely to appreciate the unity, bond and progress recorded as well as services rendered by the former PDP Chairman, said that the occasion was worth it.
He, however, said that the epicentre of PDP in the state is in the Bauchi Central zone, such has been a great gift from Allah and the immeasurable contributions of leaders steering the affairs of the party on different mantles.
He maintained that he has so much respect for Ibrahim Ɗandija, one of the chieftains of the party from the zone, who he always refers to as his “Boss”, explaining that he once worked as his PA when the later was the SSG in the state.
On the part of party leaders, Suleiman urged them to always make their doors open for positive inputs not minding who forwarded and where such emanated from.
He enjoined them to also take into consideration, the grievances, demands and recommendations of members at all levels saying that doing so would make Bauchi Central retain the decade-long title of heart of PDP.
He also stated that he does not have enough suitable words to describe and appreciate the immediate past PDP State Chairman, Hamza Akuyam other than to commend and thank him for what he did for the good of the party.
He stated that he has been an inspiration to many by doing so much for the party in the state and therefore wished him the best in life and politics at the State and national levels.
The Speaker wished that peace, unity and development would continue to reign, just as he also thanked the State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammad Abdulkadir for his piloting role in PDP and impactful leadership in Bauchi State.
All others who spoke at the event, including a member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Mansur Manu Soro commended the former Chairman of the PDP, Hamza Koshe Akuyam for effective and impactful leadership.
Mansur Manu Soro stated that the PDP stakeholder’s zonal meeting where deliberations of significant importance to the party were discussed was a significant move towards further uniting the party.
He assured that he remains unwavering in his loyalty and commitment to the development of the great party, the PDP in Bauchi State and beyond.
Hamza Koshe Akuyam commended the organizers of the meeting stressing that it is only through such meetings that the party can move forward positively and remain relevant in the state.
He stressed the need for unity among the stakeholders in order to be able to attract more members to the party assuring that he would continue to work for the strengthening of the party in the zone and the state in general which will translate to expansion in the country.
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