We are in post-mortem phase to redeem PDP’s lost glory – Bode George
By Moses Adeniyi
After it seems the party has lost huge grounds, suffering more losses, particularly at the last general elections, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Bode George has said the party leadership would embark on thorough post-mortem to resolve all issues that affected the party.
This, he said, would be part of efforts to reclaim the party’s lost glory.
Addressing PDP members at its general assembly held in Lagos on Thursday, George said efforts will be made to move the party forward.
The meeting, which was at the initiative of George, who is the foremost leader of the party in Lagos, urged members to be steadfast in the course to restore the party’s lost glory.
He assured members and loyalists in the State that despite the outcome of the 2023 general elections, the party remained an indivisible entity.
Stating they would not allow the party to go into extinction, he said: “I urge all you, who have been faithful, to remain steadfast; we would ensure that the party regains its lost glory.”
He assured that in due course, the national leadership of the party must conduct a “thorough post-mortem to resolve all issues that affected the party.”
He also assured that all members whose actions negatively affected the party must be held accountable, particularly in the area of accountability and financial recklessness.
The PDP since 2015 when it lost power at the Federal has been struggling to maintain its feet. At the last election, candidacy issues further tore the party apart as a formation of five governors of the party, tagged the G-5, led by immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike fell out with the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, deploying their support for candidate(s) of the opposing side(s).
Chief Bode George was among other PDP chieftains who withdrew support from Atiku, a development that contributed to his loss to Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The aggrieved PDP members had demanded the party adhere to the zoning principle, but the party leadership then led by its former National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu discountenanced the demand.
They had demanded for the resignation of Ayu, maintaining the party cannot have both its presidential candidate and the national chairman of the party all from the north. Inability to strike an agreement led the party into the election amidst deep fragmentation and dispersing interests, which partly formed some of the factors that led to the party further losing some of its strong hold in the election.
