Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has expressed his concern over the current state of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that Nigerians have entirely lost faith in the party.
During an appearance on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show” on Tuesday, Suswam asserted that numerous individuals and key figures are no longer interested in the opposition party due to its ongoing internal conflicts and failures in leadership.
“There are many fundamental problems in PDP and those problems have not been sorted out. So, a lot of people, in their minds are no longer in PDP, a lot of stakeholders and that’s because of the failure of leadership in PDP,” he stated.
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He argued that for the PDP to have any chance in the 2027 presidential election, it must resolve its leadership issues and put forward a trustworthy candidate.
The former governor criticized the practice of awarding the party’s presidential nomination to the highest financial contributor.
He emphasized that the PDP, with its established infrastructure across the nation, should not be facing difficulties in winning elections.
Suswam said, “Two factors that can enhance PDP’s chances in the next election. The first is transparent leadership. People have lost confidence in PDP completely. This is a party that has structures all over the country, but because of a lack of good leadership, that has diminished substantially.
“The second issue is the candidate. When we talk about candidates, let us have people who have interests. It is not just about somebody sitting and saying I want to be presidential candidate of PDP, that will not suffice.”
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