The Presidency has claimed that it is not in any way threatened by the action of the G5 Governors who declared on Tursday in Abuja that they were merging with the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Political Adviser to the President, Ahmed Gulak, told State House Correspondents shortly after the news of the merger broke that both the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would rather see the situation as a positive development.
“No, no, the Presidency does not feel threatened, the PDP does not feel threatened. PDP is the party to beat. We have had it before, even people who occupied higher offices left the party and came back to the party. Outside there is nothing, it is empty. PDP is the only party”.
“It’s good that they have shown the world that they have taken a stand so that PDP will not be distracted”, he said.
He continued: “Well I know as of fact that five of them say that they will now join APC, but I know two issued statements that they are not part of that, Governor of Niger and Governor of Jigawa. If you are not aware, this is the fact on ground”.
“And I believe those others, for a long time I have said it before that their hearts have not been in PDP”.
He explained that the PDP doors are however opened at all times for reconciliation and peace.
“We are talking about peace, reconciliation is an ongoing thing. if they go outside there, like those that went there before them and saw that outside there is empty, they are always welcome back home like we did before”.
In line with what Governor Godswill Akpabio told reporters on Monday, Gulak also noted that the development was a good one because some persons are waiting in the wings to rejoin the PDP as soon as the G7 Governors take the expected step of merging with APC.
Gulak said: “So PDP as a party will be focused on building our party, because a lot of people are waiting for this moment. A lot of people even in the APC, ACN ANPP have contacted me that they want to come back to the PDP and were just waiting for what happened today. And to us, it is a good development.”
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