The National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, said the apology credited to the party’s National Conference Committee Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, remained his personal opinion.
Mr. Metuh made this remark when he spoke with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said Mr. Dokpesi’s statement did not in any way represent the official position of the PDP, as he was not a member of the party’s National Executive Committee.
Mr. Metuh said Mr. Dokpesi could only speak in his personal capacity adding that his opinion remains personal and did not represent that of the party.
On PDP’s choice of former President Goodluck Jonathan as candidate in the 2015 presidential race, Mr. Metuh said the decision was approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
He added that the decision was also approved by the party’s National Executive Council (NEC), and the party’s National Caucus.
“In addition, the Constitution of the party allows a sitting president the chance to exercise his personal right to run for a second term if he so desires.’’
On whether the party regretted its action, Metuh said, “how can you regret a decision taken when everyone was there, the NWC, NEC and the national caucus?
“What are we talking about? Everybody was conscious of the decision; nobody was coerced into supporting the position.”
He, however, said it was not the time for buck-passing or blame-game but time to collectively reposition the party.
“We are repositioning our party. What we should do is to join hands to reposition PDP based on Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s report to reclaim the party’s lost glory. This is what is expected of us all at this time,’’ Mr. Metuh said.
Mr. Dokpesi had on Tuesday, on behalf of the PDP, apologised for mistakes the party made during its 16 years rule in the country.
Mr. Dokpesi admitted that the party might not have met all the expectations of Nigerians while it was in power, saying “on behalf of PDP, I tender our apologies.”
Mr. Dokpesi admitted that the party deviated from the dream of its founding fathers, adding that members operated without recourse to the rule of law.
He added that the party, in 2010 and 2011, made the first fundamental mistake for not allowing the North to complete its term.
He noted that special recommendations were made to allow former President Goodluck Jonathan to complete it.
(NAN)

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First it was Clark, then Babangida now Dokpesi!

PDP should get their acts right if they ever wish to reclaim the centre or the majority of Everything!

Age is not wisdom. Dokpesi has a great problem in presenting speeches.
I support PDP

South South people are treacherous. Edwin Clark, Dokpesi. smh

Typical of the PDP, they hate the truth and living in denial.
They should stop throwing juvenile tantrums against everyone.
Stop wasting their energy on frivolous accusations. Learn how to communicate their thoughts to Nigerians in a more civilized way and put their shoulder to the wheel if they want to reincarnate as a force to be reckoned with in our country's political firmament.

Whatever that rocks PDP's boat. Majority of Nigerians don't even need their apology as this cannot reverse the damage done to the country. God has delivered the country from their destructive hands.

...and this's why Nigerians have rejected your party and will continue to do so, even if you change the name.

What an unfortunate party filled with unfortunate destiny to wreck havoc and destroy Nigeria and Nigerians

God surely pass una

A discordant house!

so effectively pdp is saying WE HAVE NO APOLOGIES, WE MADE NO MISTAKE, even though it contradict what its trying to dispel as it has long zoned back to north to accept junadumb error

FreeGlobe:
South South people are treacherous. Edwin Clark, Dokpesi. smh

leave my people and speak for urselves, did peter obi nt sell the party he inherited frm the biafrag warlord to ijaw party. Talk of treacherous

Read Dokpesi's apology again, you'd see it was really personal lol.
Twas very surprisng to hear that he was speaking for PDP. Since when??

sandraokosun1:
leave my people and speak for urselves, did peter obi nt sell the party he inherited frm the biafrag warlord to ijaw party. Talk of treacherous

Although I have never been a fan of Peter obi but at least he 'sold it' to a fellow Biafran after the death of Ojukwu, but ijaws and Dokpesi... Betrayers, slaves, treachery

May we neva av anytn doing with traitors and saboteurs!Hit like to say Amen

FreeGlobe:

Although I have never been a fan of Peter obi but at least he 'sold it' to a fellow Biafran after the death of Ojukwu, but ijaws and Dokpesi... Betrayers, slaves, treachery

that is even worse, selling ur ethinic party 4 a non region. SS AND SE are neva one, shld the civil war nt tell u that, does today event nt tell u so

sandraokosun1:
that is even worse, selling ur ethinic party 4 a non region. SS AND SE are neva one, shld the civil war nt tell u that, does today event nt tell u so

ok, now. I know I'm talking with a Yoruba. Go and die!

FreeGlobe:

ok, now. I know I'm talking with a Yoruba. Go and die!

am frm same state with the dokpesi o! But truth is truth

sandraokosun1:
am frm same state with the dokpesi o! But truth is truth

of course! I consider Edo as yoruba. Whenever you hear 'we SS' an Edo person is speaking.

Dokpesi is a businessman, he was only stating the obvious, people now see AIT as a pdp station and he knows that will not help his business and even his party in the long run. Dokpesi was only trying to be sincere like PMB who said he will always tell Nigerians the truth when PDP said he was de-marketing Nigeria.

But as usual Metuh keeps killing PDP like when he said they will not hang PMB's picture in their secretariat until Babatope came to rescue by saying otherwise.

PDP is destined to expire in 2016 by the grace of God.

PDP members are really unfortunate set of people. Instead of them to build on the man's apology, they are still denying their wrong doing. If the man was wrong in his statement, why are they zoning their presidential ticket to the north in 2019 then? After all, we were once told that there was no zoning arrangement in PDP. Do they really think that they can rule Nigeria again with that name.

FreeGlobe:

of course! I consider Edo as yoruba. Whenever you hear 'we SS' an Edo person is speaking.

whatever consoles u, what abt clark is he also yoruba

It is against the job ethics and conscience of Metuh to accept or tell the truth.

He's paid to LIE and turn facts on their heads. Incorrigible liars like him can only be found in the dingy chambers of Wadata Plaza.

I can hardly wait to see PDP hanged leased to South Sudan or Somalia.

mybestlove:
Age is not wisdom. Dokpesi has a great problem in presenting speeches.
I support PDP

Dokpesi spoke the bitter truth which pdp should learn to live with if they ever wish to meke a comeback.

Nigerians ain't blind that they can't see

Nigeria will get better because of ishilove and lalasticlala

THE SAME MAN THAT VEHEMENTLY SPOKE AGAINST BUHARI
PDP IS A JOKE

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hmmm. We are in the days of Apologies. When the ball was in the other court; it was APC that always apologizes and now that the ruling party is now APC, is now the turn of PDP to run their Apologies. These guys get loyal wen they seek power and after dey get it, dey forsake dem and start dancing to "Reggae Blues" by Harry Song

Wailers incorporated.


PDP: Gang of unfortunate people that looks like Obama and reason like Obanikoro.
~Adebayo 2015~