Call For De-registration: PDP Leadership Has Gone Senile – APC

…Says Nigeria’s democracy in desperate need of opposition

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is now clear that the Peoples Democratic Party’s disillusionment following their rejection by Nigerians in the 2011 and 2019 general elections has degenerated into senility.

The APC which stated this while reacting to the position of the PDP that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should deregister the ruling party following its dissolution of its structures from Ward to national levels, said that if the PDP assumes this as its standard of opposition politics, then the nation’s democracy is in danger.

The ruling Party in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena said that it had initially dismissed the statement credited to the PDP as incomprehensible and fake until further checks confirmed its authenticity.

The APC further said; “In its latest beer parlour rant, the PDP has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister APC and declare vacant the seats of all APC lawmakers. If the PDP assumes this as its standard of opposition politics, then our democracy is in danger.

“It is common knowledge that the PDP leadership is currently facing a serious crisis of confidence as a result of its rudderless leadership. However, it will seem that the PDP crisis has been grossly under played. How does one explain the public rebuke by the former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus to stay clear of the party’s reconciliation efforts?

“With the PDP as the supposed “main opposition” lacking the capacity to provide rigorous and intelligent interrogation of the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration, we reiterate our frustration that the PDP is pushing Nigeria into a one-party state which the APC does not subscribe to.

“In place of the failed PDP, we repeat our call to other opposition parties to seize the opportunity and play the true role of opposition which our democracy and governance needs to flourish”.

The APC however said that it is commendable that the PDP has taken a keen interest in its internal party processes, particularly the virtual APC National Executive Committee (NEC) held on Tuesday. It expressed the hope that the PDP learns a thing or two on proper party management, progressive politics and internal democracy, adding that the PDP can start by paying its staff salaries.