A Chieftain of All Progressive
Congress, APC, Sen. Abubakar Girei, has told the Peoples Democratic
Party PDP, to rename the party.
The ex-lawmaker, who represented Adamawa Central in the Senate, between 1999 and 2003, said renaming PDP has become necessary because the name was battered and soiled during the last administration.
He said the crisis has also affected the party name in a negative way.
The advice by the former lawmaker
came following Supreme Court judgment on Wednesday that declared Senator
Ahmed Makarfi as the substantive chairman of PDP against Modu Sheriff
led faction group.
In a statement made available to
reporters, he insisted that unless PDP is given another name entirely,
it will not be able to bark and bite as a major opposition party
He said, “I congratulate Senator Ahmed Makarfi and PDP for winning their case.
“As a proud APC member and a full
blooded Democrat I urge them to put behind all that happened and
re-invent, rebrand and reposition PDP to provide a viable and strong
opposition to our ruling party.
“Democracy is about choices, and
since PDP’s name is already soiled and therefore can no longer fly, they
need to start by renaming the party