Lack of internal democracy caused PDP’s defeat – Nnaji
Party, Chief Ray Nnaji, on Sunday faulted calls for the
removal of the party's National Chairman, Alhaji
Adamu Mu'azu, following the party's dismal outing in
the 2015 general elections.
"Lack of internal democracy in PDP was the cause of
the woeful outing in the general elections," he said.
Nnaji, who spoke to our correspondent in Enugu,
Enugu State, stressed that PDP "elders" who
contributed to the defection of five governors to the
All Progressives Congress should be blamed for the
party's failure in the presidential poll as well as the
other electoral defeats the party suffered.
He accused the PDP elders, who he did not name, of
not allowing internal democracy to thrive in the
party.
He said the Mu'azu-led PDP national executive
committee should not be blamed for the party's
failure in the presidential poll.
Nnaji, who spoke to our correspondent on the
telephone, equally noted that all members of the PDP
should share in the blame for the party's poor outing
in the general elections.
He said, "The fact that the party failed woefully in the
elections should not be attributed just to the national
chairman or the national executive committee.
"Everybody should share in the blame. Remember
that before he (Mu'azu) came in, there was crisis in
the party.
"The people that should be blamed are the elders
who allowed five governors to decamp to the APC;
that move nailed the coffin of the PDP.
"Such a thing has never happened anywhere in the
world. So, all those who contributed to the defection
of the five governors should be blamed.
"If those five governors had not left, the opposition
would not have been strong enough to effectively
challenge PDP in the elections."
Nnaji, however, noted that the development was
good for the country's democracy as well as the
fortunes of the PDP.
According to him, it is an opportunity for the party to
know its true members and those he described as
"saboteurs. "
"There is nothing static in life except change; it is also
an opportunity for the party to know who is a true
member. Some people are saboteurs, they pretend
to be genuine members but in truth they are not.
"The leadership of the party should not be left to
people who are only interested in lining their
pockets," he added.
Nnaji suggested that the Mu'azu-led NEC should be
given a chance to revive the party's fortunes.
"The leadership of the party should not be crucified;
they should be given the opportunity to redefine the
party so that it could become a credible opposition
that can wrest power from APC in 2019.
"This is possible because some of the people that
caused problems in PDP are now in APC and surely
they will also cause problems in APC," he said.
Also, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Enugu
State, Dr. Okey Eze, said calls for Muazu's removal
were belated since the party had already lost the
presidential election.
"It is not necessary to call for his (Mu'azu's) removal
now because in a no distant time there will be a
congress. It is already a belated call because the
elections have come and gone," Eze said.
But he went ahead to describe Mu'azu's failure to
deliver his state (Bauchi) as "unfortunate".
Eze said, "It is unfortunate that he could not deliver
his state. He tried his best but the level of opposition
was too much. He came in with a lot of expectations,
and with a loud ovation. He came in when there was
absolute need for a change in the party. But be that
as it may, what has happened has happened."
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