The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that only Nigerians are in the position to say why the party was rejected at the poll during the last general elections.
It said the rejection of the party was still a surprise despite the achievements it claimed the party recorded in the last 16 years during which it was in control of the Federal Government.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.
He was speaking at the 17th year’s anniversary of the formation of the former ruling party.
Using his own criteria, Metuh said his party did well by not only promoting the spirit of democracy in the 16 years, but by also fighting corruption and promoting the image of the nation.
But when asked whether with such achievements he was astonished that majority of Nigerians still rejected the party during the last general elections, he said only Nigerians could provide answers to the question.
He said, “Only the voting public can say why we were rejected. We must have made our mistakes and some of the issues that affected the election had to do with the people.
“We believe that we did our best for the Nigerian people and we got the largest number of people from the Diaspora to start business here.
“In those 16 years, we did our best. We created a system where merits were recognised.
“We created a lot of super rich Nigerians, like Dangote, Oando and other companies. Nigerian companies now compete with foreign companies in the oil and gas sector.”
He said it would be wrong to say that the party created corruption. He added that because of its belief that corruption should be stamped out of the country, the party through the Presidents it had produced fought the menace with vigour.
He said this was the reason why anti-corruption agencies, like the Economic and Financial Crime Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission were created.
He said, “Was corruption part of our achievements, no. In fact, anti-corruption was part of our achievements because we formed and created EFCC and the ICPC.
“These agencies were created with strict establishing and operation laws to ensure effectiveness and immunity from executive interferences.”
He added that down the years, SERVICOM desks were opened in ministries and agencies to further ensure ethical standards in government businesses.
Metuh added that as a result of these deliberate policies, human right and business friendly environment were created and they saw to the massive return of Nigerians in the Diaspora and the influx of direct foreign investments into the country.
Asked why key members were leaving in droves if actually the party has done well in the past 17 years, Metuh said, “If people cannot handle competition, there is nothing we can do about that.”
He said, “Some members felt that they were not well protected when they sought assistance. Others left because we lost election. Others for selfish reasons while some others left when they felt they were honestly not accommodated in the party.”
Asked why the PDP lost election in spite of its achievements, Metuh added, “Only the voting public can say why we were rejected. What happened during the election has nothing to do with our achievement.”
Reacting to the statement made by a former PDP National Chairman and a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello, that the PDP was destroyed when it jettisoned its zoning formula, Metuh said that the statement was Bello’s personal opinion.


www.punchng.com/news/only-nigerians-know-why-they-rejected-us-pdp-2/

Because we wanted change but it seems we may get 'chanji'.

It was because You mismanaed your opportunities we gave you and tried to monopolise power

MixedMan:
It was because You mismanaged your opportunities we gave you and tried to monopolise power

Plus.... they were ruling based on the principle of me-first. They forgot the ordinary Nigerians on the street

we hv come of age pdp cant decive us again we suffered for 16yrs.

We created a lot of super rich Nigerians, like Dangote, Oando and other companies. Nigerian companies now compete with foreign companies in the oil and gas sector.”

...this is laughable....

Your Party Created a few of super rich & a 100M+ poverty stricken folks & you are not ashamed!!! Waoh, just Waoh!!

This is the rantings of a deluded mind, same as the TANOIDS&WAILERS running amok on NL, the loss of access to yam barn has seriously messed with the psychological & emotional stability of PDP goats!!!

You turned Nigeria's commonwealth to a personal piggy bank to be utilised at will & the nation after 16yrs have zero to show for your leadership & you are still asking ...

because you first rejected us!



now u allow them to scam us!

so just like your followers on nairaland after your loss up till now it hasn't down on you that you failed nigerians and should sit down and find out where you got it wrong

I honestly believe Olisah Metuh didn't say all dis with a
conscious state of mind...

The reason is simple and clear sir, BECAUSE STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION in the eyes of ur party.

olasmith10:
I honestly believe Olisah Metuh didn't say all dis with a
conscious state of mind...

He did, I met him once & that once was enough for a lifetime...

This is an individual that beat up the principal of his son's exclusive british school for punishing him for bringing a mobile phone to scholl in contravention of an established rule!!

Because PDP thinks is it not the normal Nigeria election process by allowing some of their strong members to defect to APC...




Here we are with change... But seriously, this is not the change i am expecting.



#IbelongstoNobody

this party seems to be going down faster than expected. you are still yet to understand why you were sent packing, no worry after 60years of different parties, you go understand for your grave.

Nt only Nigerian buh only resonable Nigerian coz some fools out ther stil voted 4 PDP again...



U quote me to spil trash thunder fire yer left ball

u people better change that name pdp, if u truly want to come back to power. that name has been bastardized. just like ffk changed his.

Thieves have no shame again. can you imagine what he calls achievements? sorry but development is a fact not propaganda. never again will clueless and people who don't still know why de lost rule ds country again because they might also not know why they are voted also!

We Never rejected PDP, d other party rigged itself into power.

Not only God. Jonathan showed no will in punishing corrupt officers. Everyday a certain amount is looted/missing, he was too weak to make an example of anyone.
Instead of punishing them, he sets up committees to be headed by the same officers who have cases hanging around their necks.

Nigerians aren't fools, they got tired. Too much was too much!

Because you pdp failed to deliver dividend of democracy.you Metuh,said you fought corruption rather the action of your party were encouraging corruption,no accountability,because the masses care less.a spade will always be a spade.pdp will always be a party of deceit and propangada.

Because you boasted how you are going to rule us for the next 60yrs, thinking all powers belong to you guys, eating and whining while spoon feeding the masses.

so we have to show you guys that power belongs to God and the masses