The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out openly to apologise for the mistakes it has made in the past. Part of which was derailment of the party from its zoning formula, by not allowing the North complete its term, after the death of late former President Umaru Yar'dua.
PDP said this and many other reasons, especially fielding the former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate, were responsible for why Nigerians are angry with PDP and the party's failure in the last election.
PDP however said it was ready to correct whatever mistakes it must have made in the past and that is why it was organising national conference where all the issues affecting the party would be discussed.
The Chairman, Planning Committee of the conference, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, stated all these at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
In his words, "we admit that we made mistakes and we have not met the expectation of nigerians and we tendered unreserved apologies for these mistakes."
"You must have seen Ike Ekeremadu's report on why we are apologising. There was no internal democracy. There was impunity within the party and there was no level-playing ground for members of the party.
"Zoning principles of the party were abandoned and many other issues which would be trashed out at the conference and for all these and the people who have been offended; for people whose toes were stepped upon, we also tendered unreserved apology."
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