The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National New Media Group (PDP-NNMG)
has declared that no effort will be spared to send the President
Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government out of
power next year, saying millions of Nigerians have become extremely
poorer in the last three and half years.
Speaking at the inaugural conference and meeting of the PDP-NNMG at
the party secretariat in Abuja on Monday night, its Convener, Lere
Olayinka said in his welcome address that; “Those who told us in 2015
that they will fight corruption have not only succeeded in stealing
our collective wealth with impunity, they have impoverished Nigeria
and its people. Today, one bag of rice that was N7,000 at this time of
2014 is N22,000!”
He charged members of the group to work together assiduously,
especially in ensuring prompt and coordinated information
dissemination to ensure victory for the PDP in the 2019 general
elections, particularly the presidential election, saying; “It is
important that we join hands to further restore the confidence of
Nigerians that the PDP has reformed itself to meet up with current
realities in the country and eliminate poverty inflicted on the people
by the clueless APC government of Buhari.”
Olayinka said the PDP-NNMG was a coming together of New Media aides of
PDP governors, former governors as well as other notable social media
influencers in the party, adding that “The group was formed as an
additional means of defending our party and its leaders as well as
informing the public of activities of PDP-led State governments across
the country.”
He disclosed that apart from New Media aides of governors and former
governors, the group had in its fold Aides of all governorship
candidates, disclosing that; structures of the group will be
inaugurated the six geopolitical zones and 36 States of the
federation, including Abuja before the first week of January 2019.
Speaking at the conference, which was attended by over 100 members
from across the country, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola
Ologbondiyan, who was represented by his Special Assistant, Richard
Ihediwa described the initiative as brilliant and necessary, promising
to assist the group to achieve its aims.
Olagbondiyan, who could not attend the conference as he was in Lagos
for the PDP Youths Town Hall Meeting declared that all necessary
machineries will be put in place to “get Nigeria working again,”
noting that the social media will be used maximally to keep Nigerians
before, during and after the elections.
Participants who spoke at the conference expressed their readiness to
continue to deploy their personal resources into promoting the PDP and
its Presidential Candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running
mate, Mr. Peter Obi as well as other candidates of the party across
the country.
Apart from over 100 members of the group, others who attended the
conference were National Publicity Secretary of the Alliance for New
Nigeria (ANN) and Secretary of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) of
Nigeria Committee on Media, Comrade Akinloye Oyeniyi, Barrister Tony
Ehilebo, Dr. Malik Shabbazz, May Ubeku among others.
