The Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a New Year message, declaring that the year 2026 must mark a definitive turning point for Nigeria in addressing crippling insecurity and reviving democratic governance.
This is even as it warned against “another chapter of broken promises.”
In a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the party extended greetings to Nigerians while painting a picture of the national condition as citizens step into the new year.
The statement emphasised that the Federal Government’s “foremost constitutional duty” is the protection of lives and property, a duty it said must be undertaken “without excuses or delay.”
“For millions of Nigerians, insecurity, economic hardship, and uncertainty have become their contemporary lived experience,” the PDP stated, directly challenging the administration’s record. “This new year must not be another chapter of broken promises, but a turning point marked by decisive and people-centred governance.”
The party insisted that “the interests of Nigerians, not partisan considerations or political survival, must guide every action of government.”
It reminded those in power that they are “not rulers, but servants of the people,” whose mandate should be exercised with “humility, accountability, and respect for the rule of law.”
The PDP’s message also served as a broadside to key state institutions, calling on the judiciary, the electoral umpire, and security agencies to “rise above pressure, inducement, and fear.”
It warned that democracy cannot survive where these institutions “commodify their sacred responsibilities” and where “arbitrariness replaces justice and impunity thrives unchecked.”
Reaffirming its role as the opposition, the party pledged “unwavering solidarity with Nigerians in the continuing struggle for an egalitarian society,” and vowed to continue to “speak truth to power” and “hold the government to account until governance truly reflects [the people’s] will, welfare, and aspirations.”
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