Daily Independent (Lagos)
Augustine Madu-West
1 July 2009
(Page 3 of 3)
Wali insisted that the consensus option adopted by the party in choosing the dissolved executive was popular decision and was agreed upon by all the leaders. "Well that was what we all agreed before we embarked on this exercise. There was a meeting and lengthy discussions, which took us days before we finally agreed to go for consensus approach at all levels from the state to the wards. That was what was agreed and that was what was adopted and implemented. Of course you find a situation like that; there may be some complaints here and there. It is not strange that when people go for election or adopt a consensus option there is some kind of disagreement, it is a normal thing in politics.
He did not see the composition giving Kwankwaso an upper hand. "I don't think there is anybody taking upper hand once we agreed on consensus, which means we have a common stand to give us a common leadership. I don't look at it as anybody having an upper, except for those who want to create problems. As for me, I am not subservient or subjected to any individual. We all believe in the PDP and supremacy of the PDP and we have agreed to give a collective leadership. I wouldn't say the situation is perfect. It is not perfect. I see it as an on going process where rooms are given for adjustments here and there; we will continue to work together to loving everyone on board as we forget ahead," he added.
To Doguwa, the decision in favour of consensus option was obviously to avoid any situation that would create further problem for the party. "We also know that some of the problems the party had passed through came about as a result of protest over election of leaders and I think they want to avoid re-occurrence. Again a situation where party leaders sit and dialogue and take a decision in the interest of the party, nothing can be more democratic than that. Everybody was accommodated in the position sharing. We were able to share key positions to the three senatorial districts in the state with the chairman coming from the South, the deputy chairman from Central, the secretary from the North," he said.
The former chairman praised his tenure pointing out that as a leader he had achieved a set goal. When I took over in December 2006 the party was in shamble. There was nothing like organised PDP. We were in total disarray but today through concerted and cooperative efforts we were able to put the party together again and gave it a direction. At least we have what we can call PDP today, which everyone will be proud to be part of. We have also given hope to be our members. It is also during my tenure that we introduced internal democracy in the selection of candidates for elective offices at all levels. People were allowed to make their own contributions, take decisions on who their leaders should be; chapters and wards as well as the local government were allowed independence in their choices of candidates from their respective areas for elective offices and those actions greatly promoted peace and harmony in the party."
Doguwa, was categorical that if by December this year, the crisis in the party was not resolved to allow for proper reorganisation, then PDP should forget about Kano. He remained the feuding members that it was the task of everyone in the party to make PDP great by being strongly united for greater efforts.
Presently, it is difficult to achieve this, since the committee's tenure ended yesterday without achieving the target. In fact, Daily Independent gathered that it may not be able to conduct any congress, due to the fact that the stakeholders are still holding to their guns. Kwankwaso still sees himself as a target and is not likely, therefore to give in to the enthronement of an executive, which would strip him of the iron-grip control he has been enjoying in the party for so long. Others, however, believe that doing just that, is the only way the party can move forward. Now that there seems to be no end in sight, it is difficult to ascertain whether the party would extend its tenure as it did in Zamfara State, where there is a similar situation or whether the NWC, would look for other means of arriving at an acceptable situation. For analysts watching from the sidelines, nights would continue to turn to days and soon the final words would be heard. It is then that it would be known whether the party would have been infused itself with the fresh energy to challenge the ANPP and probably regain power again or whether it would relapse into another regime of crisis.
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