The National Chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff, has congratulated
the Senate President, David Mark, on his victory in Saturday’s Benue South
Senatorial re-run election.
This is contained in a
statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Sunday in
Abuja.
Modu-Sheriff said that
the development left no one in doubt of the popularity of Mark and that of the
PDP not only in Benue, but also in other states of the federation.
He described Mark as a
valuable statesman and national leader intensely needed in the Senate.
He also commended
Nigerians for their renewed support for the PDP and its candidates as
demonstrated in recent elections across the country.
He noted that “it is
instructive to note that the PDP had won 70 per cent of all the polls conducted
since May 29, 2015.
This is a development
that underlines the fact of PDP deep roots and popularity as a brand,
irrespective of the transitory setback of the 2015 general elections.”
Modu-Sheriff,
therefore, urged members of PDP to respond to the gesture by Nigerians by
uniting behind the ideals of the party and visions of its founding fathers.
He said this was
important to reposition the party for the challenges ahead.
In this regard,
Modu-Sheriff said that the leadership of the party was working very hard to
ensure that “we have a strong party poised to regain power in 2019.
“Finally, we reiterate
our call to all PDP elected and appointed office holders across the country to
reciprocate the renewed support by Nigerians.
“They should redoubling
their efforts in patriotically exerting themselves in serving the people in
line with the models provided by the ideology of our great party”
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