Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the management of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) under its suspended Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, saying the social gathering has misplaced route and was virtually 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 performing 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 presently 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 shifting from one camp to a different. Who will maintain the social gathering collectively?”
He lamented that the social gathering had virtually gone extinct under Damagum’s management, describing his Nationwide Working Committee as undertakers who got here to bury the PDP.
Based on him, regardless of being on their approach out, the committee continued to droop and counter-droop members.
Fayose, nonetheless, expressed a bit of optimism, saying there would possibly nonetheless be hope within the new performing chairman.
“You by no means can inform, Abdulrahman often is 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 executed, we are going to 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 performing nationwide chairman, Abdulrahman, who emerged on Saturday following the suspension of the previous chairman, and we consider he has the boldness of the social gathering to guide right now.”
Fayose recalled that Damagum’s scenario was much 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 quickly however manipulated the method to develop into 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 performing chairman, Abdulrahman, to reorganize the PDP, repair points in state chapters, and put together for the nationwide conference.
He added that after the latest court docket ruling directing congresses in all state chapters is adopted, Abdulrahman’s place could be legally acknowledged, guaranteeing stability since Damagum’s suspension adopted due course of.
