PDP Would Have Killed Nigeria If APC Didn’t Take Over – PMB

 

President Mohammadu Buhari and other eminent

Nigerians, Monday, challenged the PDP and other

opposition parties in the country to learn from the tenacity

and rough path to glory of the ruling All Progressive

Congress (APC) in order to advance the democratic space

and good governance in the country.

They threw the challenge at the public presentation

ceremony of the book: From Opposition to Governing

Party: Nigeria’s APC Merger Story, written by the Minister

of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, at Yar’

Adua’s Centre, Abuja.

In his remarks, President Mohammadu Buhari, described

the book as a compendium of political history of APC’s

success story, worthy of emulation by every opposition

party.

The President, who commended Onu for authoring the

book, traced the history of APC’s merger, which said was a

very torteous journey for all the merger forces that gave

birth to the ruling party.

He said the book would not only be an asset to the

economic development of the country but also politically.

He stressed the need for every politician and parties to

learn for the book what it takes to rise from opposition to

ruling party, describing it as an intellectual exercise.

‘‘Onu has not only contributed economically by writing

this book but politically. It is a product of intellectual and

political work. We are inclined not to learn from the

history but this book will serve as a compendium of our

checkered political history for everyone to learn from our

political past and move the nation forward.

‘‘Without the emergence of APC, PDP would have killed

Nigeria. That is why we stood our ground tenaciously in

the midst of failures and difficulties to form APC. After I

lost three times in the presidential election I decided not

to contest again but people came and persuaded me to run

again, saying that, ‘‘I no longer belong to myself but to

them and urged me to accept their request.’’

He however, challenged the Minister to use his wealth of

experience and intellect to transform the nation through

his ministry by producing creative and innovative

scientists.

‘‘As a scientist, I can trace my relationship with Ogbonnaya

Onu to 2005, during the early days of the formation of APC

merger. I throw the challenge to him and I would want to

see how many world class scientist he will produce for

Nigeria,’’ he said.

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