President Goodluck Jonathan, and former Heads of State, Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulsalami Abubakar met in Abuja recently to discuss the need for a free and fair elections on 2015.
Senator Ben Obi, Special Adviser to the President on Inter Party Affairs, made the agenda of the summit clear.
“This summit is designed as an interactive forum of leading political parties and stakeholders with the express objective of strengthening the institutional and other basis of collaboration amongst Nigerian political parties.”
“This summit is designed as an interactive forum of leading political parties and stakeholders with the express objective of strengthening the institutional and other basis of collaboration amongst Nigerian political parties.”
Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser, said, “I would like to point out here that agents of destabilisation do not differentiate crisis as long as they achieve the same overall objective. Therefore, if we allow any post-election crisis to rear its head, terrorists will take advantage of that to further their cause and vice versa.
Abdulsalam Abubakar, Summit Chairman, said, “I am very happy that the key leaders of the various political parties are here today.”
Abdulsalam Abubakar, Summit Chairman, said, “I am very happy that the key leaders of the various political parties are here today.”
General Muhammadu Buhari, said, “Our task now is for all political parties to come together and resolve to work for free and fair elections.”
Ahmadu Mu’azu, PDP National Chairman, said, “The situation this country faces today is not a challenge only to one party but to all parties and indeed to all Nigerians.”
Sharon Ikeazor, APC Representative, said, “An opportunity came once in a lifetime with the merger of three major political parties to form the APC, so it is only fair, to give our politicians the chance to move around. After that, I assure you we the women in politics will end political promiscuity in Nigeria.”
Ebere Ifendu, Labour Party Representative, said, “We are calling on all political parties now to come together to fight terrorism which we know is what is creating the big problem we are having in the country today.”
Ahmadu Mu’azu, PDP National Chairman, said, “The situation this country faces today is not a challenge only to one party but to all parties and indeed to all Nigerians.”
Sharon Ikeazor, APC Representative, said, “An opportunity came once in a lifetime with the merger of three major political parties to form the APC, so it is only fair, to give our politicians the chance to move around. After that, I assure you we the women in politics will end political promiscuity in Nigeria.”
Ebere Ifendu, Labour Party Representative, said, “We are calling on all political parties now to come together to fight terrorism which we know is what is creating the big problem we are having in the country today.”
Kema Chikwe, PDP Women Leader, said, “The President spoke like a statesman, General Buhari spoke like a statesman, the chairman, General Abubakar spoke very well and all the speakers spoke extremely well.
Attahiru Jega, INEC Chairman, said, “Repeated negative experience of Nigerian political parties as stabilizing agents of democracy has been partly due to their inability to create common grounds and partner each other and other stakeholders for the growth and consolidation of democracy in our country.”
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