Former Nigeria Senate President Saraki reacts to Wike’s withdrawal from PDP Peace Agreement, reveals next move

Former Senate president and Chairman of a reconciliatory committee setup to look into the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Bukola Saraki has reacted to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s withdrawal from Internal Peace agreements.

POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that Wike announced his decision to withdraw in a strong statement on Sunday, blaming Governors Seyi Makinde, Peter Mbah and Bala Mohammed as architects of the crisis in the Party.

Reacting to the development through his spokesperson, Yusuf Olaniyonu, Saraki disclosed that the reconciliatory committee will have to work harder to ensure the restoration of peace in the Party.

“Wike’s pulling out of the arrangement is not really a setback as you inferred. It’s just an indication that we still need to do more work and intensify more efforts.”

“A mediator cannot be seen reacting to every issue arising conflicts otherwise in the process of speaking, he may say something that the various parties may misintepret. Even in the first statement issued by Wike, you can see where he referred to his position in the reconciliation committee.”

He also warned that PDP must not be allowed to die otherwise the country will evolve into a one-party state.

“The alternative to PDP is one party state. The PDP goes beyond party. That is the only legacy party that is remaining. Out of the three parties with which we started this democracy, AD is gone, APP is gone.”

“So, this is the only legacy party. Allowing it to die will be a major setback for democracy”, he stated.