The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has resolved to concentrate its political machinery on President Bola Tinubu\u2019s re-election campaign in 2027, directing its National Assembly candidates to take full responsibility for their individual campaigns.\n<\/p>\n
The decision followed a meeting of the party\u2019s State Working Committee on Friday, amid the unfolding political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.\n<\/p>\n
The party\u2019s Publicity Secretary, Ikaebimo Mark, who announced the resolution in a statement on Friday, said the leadership would channel its efforts towards the statewide campaign for Tinubu under the National Rainbow Coalition arrangement.\n<\/p>\n
He said the decision was taken in accordance with the directive of the party\u2019s national leader, Nyesom Wike, issued in consultation with the National Working Committee of the PDP.<\/p>\n
Mark explained that the National Assembly candidates had been instructed to assume complete control of their respective campaigns and intensify grassroots mobilisation through community-to-community engagements across the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe candidates are advised to proceed independently with their campaigns, as most of them have already been doing,\u201d he stated.\n<\/p>\n
He, however, said the state leadership would remain available to provide guidance and support whenever any of the candidates requested assistance.<\/p>\n
The resolution comes against the backdrop of the PDP\u2019s political strategy in Bayelsa, where the party is pursuing the Rainbow Coalition arrangement to mobilise support for Tinubu\u2019s second-term ambition.\n<\/p>\n
In a related development, former Deputy Minority Whip of the 8th Senate and three-term senator representing Bayelsa Central, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, has reaffirmed his allegiance to the PDP, declaring that he has no intention of defecting to another political party. <\/p>\n
Paulker made the declaration when members of the State Working Committee, led by the state chairman, Chief Alabh George Turnah, paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Yenagoa.\n<\/p>\n
The former senator, who represented Bayelsa Central from 2007 to 2019, said his loyalty to the opposition party had remained unbroken since its formation.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSince 1998, I have not left the PDP for even a second. I will not leave this party,\u201d he declared.\n<\/p>\n
He pledged his continued support for the party\u2019s rebuilding efforts, commending Turnah for his leadership and urging him to promote unity, reconciliation and inclusiveness among party stakeholders.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMy doors are open to you at all times. Hold firm; the party is in safe hands under your leadership, and I am with you all the way,\u201d Paulker said.<\/p>\n
He expressed confidence that the PDP would overcome its internal challenges, regain its political strength and return to power in Bayelsa State.\n<\/p>\n
Paulker also urged party leaders and members to remain committed, observing that several prominent political figures in the state began their political careers under the PDP.\n<\/p>\n
Responding, Turnah described the former senator as a founding pillar of the party in Bayelsa, noting that his experience, political wisdom and contributions to the development of the party remained invaluable to its present leadership.\n <\/p>\n
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