Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the management of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) below its suspended Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, saying the social gathering has misplaced route and was nearly extinct.
Talking at a press briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, Fayose mentioned the suspension of Damagum and the appointment of Mohammed Abdulrahman because the appearing nationwide chairman marked a brand new starting for the opposition social gathering.
Fayose mentioned the PDP was in a hopeless state, including that there was at the moment no signal of the social gathering recovering.
He defined that a lot of its key members have been leaving.
“Even the captains of our boats are leaping ship and transferring from one camp to a different. Who will maintain the social gathering collectively?”
He lamented that the social gathering had nearly gone extinct below Damagum’s management, describing his Nationwide Working Committee as undertakers who got here to bury the PDP.
In keeping with him, regardless of being on their approach out, the committee continued to droop and counter-suspend members.
Fayose, nonetheless, expressed a little bit optimism, saying there would possibly nonetheless be hope within the new appearing chairman.
“You by no means can inform, Abdulrahman could be the physician who will revive the social gathering. However as of now, the PDP is in a coma,” he mentioned.
“If somebody steps ahead to rescue the social gathering, like Abdulrahman has finished, we’ll give him an opportunity. That’s why I earlier urged him to go forward and revive the PDP. We’re glad to have a brand new appearing nationwide chairman, Abdulrahman, who emerged on Saturday following the suspension of the previous chairman, and we imagine he has the arrogance of the social gathering to guide right now.”
Fayose recalled that Damagum’s state of affairs was just like that of former PDP chairman Iyorchia Ayu, predicting that he would additionally not return to workplace.
He mentioned Damagum was solely meant to serve briefly however manipulated the method to turn out to be chairman, creating confusion throughout the social gathering.
Fayose mentioned Damagum had proven clear incompetence and lacked the flexibility to guide the social gathering successfully.
He urged the brand new appearing chairman, Abdulrahman, to reorganize the PDP, repair points in state chapters, and put together for the nationwide conference.
He added that after the current court docket ruling directing congresses in all state chapters is adopted, Abdulrahman’s place can be legally acknowledged, making certain stability since Damagum’s suspension adopted due course of.
