By Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described itself as a true coalition of Nigerians drawn from every part of the country, adding that its experience in governance and successful rebound from challenges that threatened its very survival has provided it an edge over every other existing or yet-to-be-registered political party in the land.

From left: Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam ; Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha and a Delegate, Mr Terngu Tsegba during the PDP National Convention in Abuja on Saturday

The party in a veiled reference to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo said it did not procure judgment from the Supreme Court, insisting that the apex court ruled based on facts available before it.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday, said Obasanjo’s claim on procurement of judgement “Amounts to an ill-intended attempt to impugn on the integrity of the Supreme Court, particularly when such a claim is false and not predicated on any empirical proof.”

It further noted that the ruling of the Supreme Court, which ended the protracted leadership tussle, rather than detract, reinforced the confidence of Nigerians in the PDP as the platform genuinely committed to the growth and sustenance of democracy in the country.

It also noted that even chronic haters of PDP conceded that the judgment of the Supreme Court was “Unprejudiced, uninfluenced and determined completely on merit, for which it was applauded in Nigeria and across the world.

“The conduct of our December 2017 elective National Convention in a transparent, free and fair manner and where nobody was a ‘kingmaker,’ denotes the democratic credential of the repositioned PDP to deliver credible primaries that would yield a presidential candidate Nigerians desire,” the statement read, noting there exist “An extensive dissimilarity between it and the All Progressives Congress (APC),” for while “”It remains nationally populist and development-driven, the APC by orientation and composure, is arrogant, inept and anti-people, hence the nationwide detestation against it.”