Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised members of the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no to make the mistake of picking wrong
choice of National Working Committee members at the December
convention.
Jonathan gave the advice when he received an aspirant
for the party’s national chairmanship position, Chief Raymond Dokpesi,
at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday.
He cautioned that the party
could not afford to make mistake in choosing its next national chairman
and publicity secretary, describing them as “very delicate positions.”
He
said, “This time around we need a very courageous and vocal person to
be the chairman. There are two positions that we must not make mistake
on – the positions of the national chairman and that of the national
publicity secretary, because I have worn the shoes before and I know
where it pinches.
“If we make a mistake as a party and elect a wrong chairman and publicity secretary, we are finished.”
Jonathan
added, “We need a very competent person and a team player, somebody who
will not negotiate to get money from the aspirants to make them
candidates.
“If you do that, you have destroyed the party because
a party must come up with programmes and policies that will elect the
best of the best.
“If you present the best material, the chances
of your wining election are stronger than when you present a wrong
material. We need such kind of chairman that will galvanise the national
committee and also link up with state committees and do the best for
the party.
“This is key so that by 2019 when we go for the
general elections, the PDP will have majority in the states’ Houses and
National Assembly and of course, the PDP must win the Presidency. “
