National Coordinator Comrade Usman Okhai Austin(R) receiving the certificate of affiliation to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) from the HOD, Youth Affairs(M) while the National Youth Leader,PDP,Hon. Abdullahi MaiBasira(L) looks on
outh leaders from the opposition All Progressive Congress APC this
morning decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, At a ceremony
presided over by the National Youth Leader of the PDP Hon Abdullahi
Husseini Mai Basira at the National headquarters of the PDP in Abuja,
the former APC youth leaders declared their loyalty to the PDP
describing the APC as anti Youth and anti Democratic , speaking earlier
Usman Austin Okai leader of APC Youth Frontier said ''We considered it
dangerous and misleading to remain in such a political party, after
political consultation, APC youth frontier decided to defect to PDP and
chat for the course of Nigerians youth,”
He said that rather than
appoint leaders through “due consultation and democratic best
practices, various states leadership were handed over to ‘money bag
politicians”.
Mr. Okai also said “the inability of APC to conduct
free and fair congresses for itself also shows that the party is far
from being an alternative to PDP.”
He said Nigerian youth need
political parties that will unite citizens rather than divide them along
religious, tribal and geopolitical issues.
“We considered it
dangerous and misleading to remain in such a political party, after
political consultation, APC youth frontier decided to defect to PDP and
chat for the course of Nigerians youth,” he said.
Mr. Okai also
called on Nigerian youth to work with Mr. Maibasira to demand that the
Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, makes youth affirmation a
priority as is done for women.
“We believe youth as a
constituency is integral part of any Nation and (therefore) the Youth
deserves a special attention,” he said.
Speaking during the event
the National Youth Leader Hon Husseini Mai Basira called On youths to
join hands with PDP in ensuring that the country is protected for
Upcoming youths. Stressing the importance of the 2015 general election ,
the youth leader maintained that the elections should not be used as a
platform to divide the country but as an avenue to further sustain
democracy and the achievements of successful governments since 1999.
While
praising the achievements of the party since 1999 he said ''the PDP is
the only true national Party whose name, slogan and logo has remained
unchanged since its formation,and as the largest party whose membership
cuts across the country it has the capacity to accommodate all youth .We
also do not want a break in policies that promotes youth
development,because in molding today and tomorrows leaders there is that
need for the youths to work harder in sensitizing and reawakening
political consciousness he said .
LIST OF DECAMPING APC YOUTH LEADERSALHAJI JIBRIN MOHAMMED
USMAN AUSTIN OKAHI
COMRADE OKPE JOSEPH OKPE
COMRADE OMAGA DANIEL
MAL AWALU SALISU MAI KASUWA
HARUNA ABUBAKAR
MR. OGU HARRISON
UBEH SULEIMAN ABDU
ABDULLAHI DAN TANI
YUSUF .B ALIYU
USMAN OJOGBANE VICTOR
BARR OFIYOU DANNIS
BELLO ISIAKA ONIMISI
AMEDU JOSEPH
ALYSE UNEH
