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| PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu |
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, at the weekend, said with the opposition party coming into power next year, Nigeria would rise again.
Ayu made the declaration in his goodwill message at the wedding reception of Mixine Ewere Okowa, daughter of the Delta Sate governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and Dr. Daniel Igo, at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja.
Ayu lamented that the country had never had it so bad on many fronts, but believed next year’s general election offered Nigerians a historic opportunity to reclaim their identity as a united and fraternal people.
In a similar vein, Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel said the country currently needed leaders with capacity, sincerity of purpose, selflessness, and readiness to make sacrifices. Emmanuel spoke in Uyo, when he featured in a radio programme.
Those comments came as frontline PDP presidential aspirant for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, called on members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT) and Nigerians, generally, to see the next general election as an opportunity to save the country from further collapse and build a better future for all. Obi said this in a recent address to the BOT members.
Speaking to the state of the nation, Ayu said the sacred challenge before the present generation of Nigerians was to bequeath to the youth a healthy and cohesive country they would be proud of.
He stated, “We thought we were on an irreversible course to the top, but disaster struck along the line, and today, we are back to the drawing board. Our generation, therefore, has the solemn responsibility to hand over to our children a united, healthy, and prosperous nation.
“That is the historic challenge of 2023. We have never had it so bad, and so bad on so many fronts, but we must remain united to rescue our country. There is hope on the horizon. There is light at end of the tunnel. With PDP coming, Nigeria will rise again.”
Ayu hailed the marriage between Maxine, from Delta State, and Daniel, from Benue State, as proof that Nigerians still loved one another across ethnic and cultural divides. He urged the citizens to vote for the pluralism that PDP represented, come 2023.