The Senator Bukola Saraki led new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP tendency in the All Progressives Congress, APC has said it is waiting for President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party to call its bluff for it take a decision.
The nominal chairman of the group, Alhaji Kawu Baraje had in an interview at the weekend said the group, however, is committed to remaining within the party but under acceptable conditions.
The nPDP comprising Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara at least two governors and more than 20 senators among others had walked out of the negotiations with the party following the police invitation to Senator Saraki which the group was a demonstration of bad faith on the part of the APC.
The group had given an ultimatum to the party and President Buhari to address issues of marginalisation and persecution of its members despite what it claimed as its significant contributions to the victory of the party in the 2015 presidential elections.
But speaking in an interview on Television Continental, TVC, at the weekend, Baraje said the group was still ready to talk with the party if the conditions were met.
Challenged on what were the group’s options should the president or the party refuse to call it back for negotiations, Baraje said, “If they call our bluff, we will go back and take a decision.
“Baraje is just providing leadership for the group. Let the APC call our bluff first then we will go back to the people who sent us and they will take a decision.
“If you represent a group and the interest of that group is not being taken care of, you would have to look for a place where you will be catered for.
“Every individual has aspirations; if your aspiration will not be taken care of in a particular space, you have to change base.
“As far as the nPDP is concerned, we want to go into any group where there will be good governance.”
“We are ready to go back for peace talks. If we were not ready, we wouldn’t have raised that letter. For us to go back, the environment must be welcoming.
“Anytime the environment returns to normal, we are ready to go back but the earlier the better because the party really does not have the luxury of time if it wants to win the 2019 elections.
