By ABBAS BAMALLI

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its loyalists to remain committed and stand firm to reclaim their mandate in 2027 general elections.

Its governorship candidate during the 2023 general elections in Katsina, Sen. Yakubu Lado-Danmarke stated this in Katsina on Sunday, during a rally which drew party’s officials from the 34 Local Government Areas of the state.

The PDP former governorship candidate further declared that: “I am still a card carrying member of PDP and I have no plan to leave the party for any coalition.”

According to him, all his supporters across the state are still members of the party, and will continue to remain.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a faction of the party led by Dr Mustapha Inuwa, on Sunday, officially announced its decision to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Lado-Danmarke said the news going round that PDP had collapsed to another party was not true, hence the party members and the general public should disregard such fake news.

He attributed the failure of the PDP in the last general elections in the state to lack of competence of the campaign coordinator in the state.

The former governorship candidate explained that PDP remained optimistic in the next general elections, while calling on members of the party to be committed to the success of the party at all levels.

He said : “I want to assure you that there is no political party in this country that can reduce the current hardship faced by the people, except our party, the PDP.

“Everyone of you knows the kind of good governance experienced during the leadership of PDP at the national, state and local government levels.

“I believe if the eight years of PDP were to be rewinded, Nigerians will definitely feel as if they were in paradise. Therefore, you should not allow anyone to change your mind.”

He called on the party officials to cascade the message to supporters across local government, ward and unit levels.

Earlier, the PDP Chairman in the state, Alhaji Nura Amadi-Kurfi said the party was too big to join any political party as coalition, saying: “if anyone wants us to join hands as coalition, it must be under the PDP.” (NAN)