PDP’ll Partner ANC To Save Democracy In Africa, Secondus Boasts

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has pledged the readiness of the partner to close ranks with the African National Congress (ANC), to deepen democracy in the continent.

Secondus gave the pledge while playing host to the South African High Commissioner, Thamsanqa Dennis Mseleku at the party’s Wadata Plaza Headquarters in Abuja, yesterday.

According to him, Nigeria has a lot to learn from South Africa, particularly in the sphere of conducting credible and transparent elections.

“Nigeria is distressed as a result of security challenges. We need help from anybody who can help in ideas and other logistics to bring peace in the land,” he said.

Secondus also commended South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa-led government for the uncommon interest they showed in Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that led to her victory at the contest for the leadership of World Trade Organization (WTO).

Responding, the high commissioner expressed the desire of his home government to continue to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

He noted that Nigeria and South Africa must come together to save the continent, pointing out the “there is no hope for the continent if the two countries fail to work together.”

The high commissioner also observed the frequent movement of politicians from one party to the other, noting that South Africa suffered similar thing in the past until it found a stabilizing way of dealing with defections.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally resolved to hold its South-West Congress in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday.

The party stated this via a message tweeted by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan @OfficialPDPNig, yesterday.

Ologbondiyan said, “After extensively discussing the issues of concern in the South–West (have been) resolved as follows: “Movement of the venue of the South-West Congress to Osogbo, Osun State

“The South West Congress is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021.”