By Mohammed Mohammed
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has assured the new Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Cui Jianchun that the main opposition will return to power at the centre.
Secondus who made the appeal while welcoming the new Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. CUI Jianchun to the party’s Wadata Plaza headquarters on Friday said that China has done well in the engagement of their youths and Nigeria has a lot to learn from them.
“We are returning to power in 2023 and hope to do business with you as we did when we were there. Nigeria wants to be where China is in area of technology because we have vibrant and intelligent youths who can take this country even to moon.” He said.
Mr. Ike Abonyi , SA Media to the PDP National Chairman, in a statement made available to the media, quoted his boss as saying that PDP places much premium on the Nigeria youths because the future of the country rests squarely in their hands.
He expressed regret that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, government through their policies and actions has continued to undermine this very critical sector of our society.
Secondus also told his guest that although China operates different model of democracy, Nigeria particularly party administration has a lot to learn in the management of political parties.
The PDP boss said that China’s breakthrough in virtually all areas of human development especially in modern technology should be a huge lesson like Nigeria that has the population potential but has not been able to harness them.
The Chairman noted that in the 16 years of PDP in federal power it did much with the Chinese government especially in rail transportation, aviation and other infrastructural developments.
He said that PDP is returning to power at the center in 2023 and hope to collaborate with China to tap the huge potentials in our country that APC miss-rule is inhibiting.
Earlier the Chinese Ambassador Jianchun had traced the good relationship between his country and Nigeria and how it’s their desire to deepen it.
The envoy said that the ruling Communist party in China desires to have a good working relationship with political parties in Nigeria.
He invited PDP to participate in the largest virtual political gathering of political parties and groups in China scheduled July 6, 2021, adding that some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) were on hand to receive the Ambassador.