Build strong party before aspiring for positions – Anenih tells PDP members

Chief Tony Anenih, a former Board of Trustees
Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has
advised PDP members to reposition the party
before considering to vie for elective positions.
Anenih gave the advice when the leadership of the
Prof. Jerry Gana-led PDP Strategy Review and
Inter-Party Affairs Committee visited him in Abuja
on Monday.
He said it was very shameful for members of the
party to be struggling to be president or other
elective positions when the party was not yet in
order.
“We have missed many opportunities right from
2014 to reorganise PDP. It is because of the selfish
interest of some party leaders that PDP is where it
is today.
“PDP should have been in power now but
everybody wants to be presidential candidate,
national chairman. It is never done,’’ Anenih said.
He also advised the party leadership to stop saying
they were waiting for the Court of Appeal
judgement before reorganising the party.
Anenih also advised PDP leaders to organise a
credible national convention that would lead to the
election of credible leaders for the party and offer
constructive criticism to the ruling party.
“When Buhari’s tenure finishes then we know who
takes over from him. When he finishes his tenure
there will be more conventions on both sides and
God will lead us to choose somebody who will help
Nigeria.
“Maybe he may not be a party member now, either
APC or PDP but if God says that is the person we
will vote for him.
“God will direct the party to go and bring him. If He
says it is President Muhammadu Buhari, of course,
he can finish his tenure, but one day he will hand
over. So what is important is to organise a party.’’
Anenih also advised Nigerians to pray for the speed
recovery of Buhari and his return to Nigeria and
added that it was worrisome to read some
comments about his ailment.
“I think what Nigerians should do now is to pray for
Buhari to come back home in good health, bring
out Nigeria from the woods and reposition things.”