Following the Supreme Court verdict, Senator Ahmed
Makarfi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker
Committee chairman, has stated that his committee is open to reconciliation
with all aggrieved party members, but with an added caveat.
According
to reports, Makarfi made his comments after the Supreme Court judgement
which affirmed him as the authentic leader of the PDP and has appealed to the sacked chairman of the party Ali Modu Sheriff,
along with his supporters, to partner with him in order to move the PDP
forward.
He stated: “Reconciliation does not
mean we take what belongs to people and give it to you. It must be based
on equity, equality and values.
“With this caveat, we should be prepared and willing to reconcile with everybody.
“Anybody
that can meet these criteria, we should be willing and open to
reconciliation with such a person, no matter whom they are.”
Makarfi also
appealed against discrimination of party members who did not belong to
his own faction before the court passed its judgement.
He said: “We
should continue as friends, knowing that there are things we can do
together; there may be things we may not be able to do together.
“We are willing to do everything on the foundation that I had mentioned.
“I urge them to come forward, join hands with us and let’s see how we can move PDP forward.’’
“This victory is not just for PDP, it’s for democracy. This affirms the
powers of political parties, the powers of convention of all political
parties.
“The battle we fought was not a
battle for PDP alone. It was a battle for democracy; it was a battle
for supremacy of party men and women to decide their destiny.
“It is a battle to do away with dictatorship in political parties and this will never repeat itself.”
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