BEVERLY HILLS, January 29, (THEWILL) – Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resumed his role, after he was released from Kuje prison on bail, Thursday night, saying his party will regain power in 2019.
Metuh said that the recent discordant tunes from its members was a result of the party’s foundation of liberal democracy, which he described as a mark of strength, adding that the party has adequate internal mechanisms to resolve all issues within its fold.
He made the declaration in Abuja, on Friday, in his opening remark at a meeting of the party’s publicity directorate with some visiting parliamentarians from the United Kingdom, led by Mark Field, Member of Parliament and chairman of International Office of the Conservative Party, and Colin Bloom, director of outreach-BCP.
“The party has since overcome the initial trauma that accompanied the electoral setback of the 2015 general election, and is now poised to regain power at the centre in 2019,” he said.
He told the visitors that the party faced serious challenges after it lost in the 2015 elections, leading to the resignation of its national chairman, a development that created more challenges, but assured them that every issue would be resolved by the party leadership by next week.
In his remarks, Field advised the party to ensure that it did not trash its brand in the face of challenges. He observed that while it was common for some party members to demand the removal of leaders after electoral defeat, care must be taken not to jeopardise institutional memory of the party.
“Never trash your brand no matter whatever the government of the day is saying about you”, he admonished the PDP. The interaction was attended by PDP publicity staff, social media operatives of the party and officials of the International Republican Institute (IRI), who facilitated the visit.
Story by David Oputah
