The former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the success of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional national convention held on Sunday has shown that the party will be on the ballot in the 2027 general elections.

Speaking at the convention in Abuja, Mr Saraki said the validation of the current NWC by a competent court and the presence of INEC officials at the convention have provided legitimacy that will smooth the party’s path to presenting candidates in the 2027 elections.

“We now have a party that people can no longer blackmail or make fun of them that they will not be on the ballot. Now we know PDP will be on the ballot paper in 2027. This is a great achievement,” he said.

“Our mission is to ensure that we create a platform of PDP for those who want to aspire to any ambition come 2027. And to do that, we must ensure that we have the validity of our processes.”

Mr Saraki appreciated the members and leadership of the party for keeping the party alive.

He said the turnout, both of delegates and non-delegates outside of the venue, shows that the party is “alive, kicking, and is here to stay”.

The former senate president also appealed to aggrieved members to set aside their differences in the interest of the party.

“I appeal to you again. It is not about interest. It’s not about individual objectives. It is the collective responsibility of this great party to this great country,” he said.

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Also speaking at the event, Sule Lamido, one of the founding members of the PDP, asked members to reflect on the party’s founding vision, which he said was national unity.

He called on members to focus on the greater good of the country ahead of individual interests and personal objectives.

Mr Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State, took delegates down the memory lane of how the party was founded.

He explained how he and some other late members of the party floated it to unite Nigerian, following the nullification of the 12 June 1993 elections believed to have been won by the late Moshood Abiola.

The former governor said he presents himself within the party as the bridge between the old generation, which founded the party, and the new generation that did not witness the establishment of the party between 1996 and 1997.

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