North central crucial to PDP’s success in 2023, Saraki says

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has stated that the North-Central region of the country will play an important role to the success of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming 2023 general election.

He therefore urged leaders of the party in Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Benue states and the FCT to unite and work together.

Saraki, while addressing delegates during the zonal congress of the party in Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi on Saturday, noted that the party has always recorded sound victory in the North central zone in all the past elections won at the national level, and that the calculations has not changed.

“We have looked at the statistics for past elections since 1999 and projected into the 2023 elections, for PDP to return to control of federal power, the party needs to return to winning ways in this zone.

“This is a party that started with controlling four of the states plus FCT in 1999 and at one time was in control of all the six states. Today, a situation where we now have only one state is partially responsible for our loss of federal power.

“Therefore our leaders in the zone must make sacrifices, forget their differences and work together in national interest.

“With what is happening across the country today, it is also clear that the hope of rescuing, rebuilding and repositioning Nigeria to become greater depends on the PDP.

“That is why it is in the interest of Nigeria for the PDP to become stronger and united and the North Central has a key role to play in all these.

“Our zone has always been a key factor in keeping Nigeria together and moving the country forward,” Saraki stated to the admiration of delegates and leaders of the party.

Saraki congratulated the leaders and delegates for the peaceful manner in which the congress went and the unity displayed in ensuring all the zonal officers were elected unopposed after intense deliberation and give-and-take arrangement.