Governor Nyako Says: PDP Will Die and We Will Bury It

Adamawa State governor Murtala Nyako, one of those who is strongly oppose to the return of President Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is being plagued by a serious illness and that they are awaiting its death to give it a befitting burial.

Governor Nyako, who said this in an emotion-laden voice while speaking on BBC Hausa Service programme on Monday afternoon further added that:

Some of the stakeholders only deemed it fit to remain in the party due to the political positions they occupy presently and if the party failed to survive its self-inflicted illness, they will give it a befitting burial and leave for good.

He said, “People are saying that the PDP is dead or about to die but a concerned person like me will remain in the party till it dies and give it a befitting burial. If PDP will die, let it die in our hands so that we will give it a befitting burial and mourn her.”

He said the party is currently going through its worst times as a result of the highhandedness and anarchy with which the leadership of the party at the National level is addressing issues.

On their visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Nyako said, “You should understand that our visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo was not in our capacity as PDP members but out of our concern to provide panacea to the ailment currently bedevilling the party. That is why we are making moves to involve elder statesmen in our consultations.”

He said the high-level meeting between the four governors who met the former president was fruitful.