A SHORT SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (PDI) HELD INSIDE THE NEC HALL OF THE PDP NATIONAL SECRETARIAT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2024.
Let me first express my appreciation to the organisers of this event for braving the odds and putting together an event that will resuscitate the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) and make it serve better the purpose for which it was established. The PDI is supposed to be the intellectual arm and ideas centre of our great party. It is these ideas that define a party, lay a solid foundation, speak, and give hope to our members and supporters. Unfortunately, the Institute has failed to play the