Sixty one politicians, including Sen. Joshua Dariye and former Dep.
Governor, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Monday formally returned to PDP in Plateau.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees, who were
received in style by Gov. Jonah Jang, spoke through Mr Pam Gyang, Tallen’s
running mate in 2011 governorship election, while in Labour Party.
Although Dariye and Tallen were not mentioned in the list of the few
defectors called out, they were seated at the Nenfor Arena, Pankshin, in
Plateau, where they were formally received by Jang and other party leaders.
He also stated that they are back in PDP and we have come to stay and
not to leave again; PDP has been a progressive party and we have come to
support it move forward.
"Most of us, the returnees, are founding members of PDP but
defected due to one reason or the other but today, we are back home; there is
no place like home," Gyang said.
The spokesman pledged the returnees allegiance to PDP, adding that they
would work for the party's interest.
According to him, "we will cooperate with other members of the
party and do our best toward the success and progress of the PDP".
Jang, who was represented by Dr Paul Wai, the Commissioner for
Education, welcomed the returnees in to the PDP, which he described as "so
large to accommodate everybody''.
"We expect all of you who returned to bring all your experiences
to bear so as to add value to our democratic experiment," the governor
said.
He called on members and supporters of PDP, especially aspirants, to
eschew politics of bitterness and embrace acts of sportsmanship.
The governor said with the 2015 elections around the corner, "let
us work as a team to move the party to greater heights''.
Earlier, the State PDP Acting Chairman, Mr Raymond Dabo, said that the
returnees went through the proper channel, beginning from their ward levels.
He expressed joy that those who left the party for whatever reasons had
deemed it fit to return and work for the good of the party. (NAN)
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