Sen. Lekan Balogun, a PDP stalwart and Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, has predicted that a new party would emerge from the PDP ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Balogun disclosed this on Thursday during the monthly Guest Forum of Oodua Newspapers held at Ijikodo, Ibadan.

“I foresee a new party emerging out of the fall of PDP from power after the 2015 elections and not that the All Progressives Congress has taken over.

“Some members of the party have gotten to a point of no return and I think they could break away,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP, which came to power in 1999, ruled the country for 16 years.

Balogun said that the party failed in its re-election bid because its leadership refused to listen to the advice of elders.

The former lawmaker, who took a cursory look at the collapse of the PDP in Oyo State, warned APC not to make the same mistake.

“The fall of PDP in Oyo State and at the federal level is dialetic.

“ Former President Goodluck Jonathan was good, but some of his ministers and party men did not help matters,” he said.

Balogun, who claimed to have sent several text messages to PDP leaders in Abuja advising them without any response, said he predicted what happened to the party.

He said that the extent of the damage to the party’s fortunes was more obvious after the elections.

Balogun also said Nigerians should be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations of lopsided appointments.

“Appointments are made based on principles of intellect, character and national spread.

“ President Buhari is a very disciplined leader and I know he would address the issue in subsequent appointments,” he said.

He, however, called on the National Assembly and the executive to work together to promote good governance.

On creation of Ibadan State, Balogun said this was desirable but negated by the prevailing paucity of funds.

He said: “Take Oyo State for instance where government cannot pay workers and teachers salaries.

“ Would any sane person be talking of creation of Ibadan State again?”

He also said the late Premier, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was noted for his Free Education Programme, wondering why Gov. Abiola Ajimobi’s administration would stop payment of SSCE fees and also impose N3,000 education development levy.

Balogun also expressed reservations at the failure of the state government to conduct local government elections after four years.

He said this was not only against the tenets of democracy, but contradicted the principle of rule of law. (NAN)




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i see the prediction as a prophecy that is bound to happen irrespective of whatsoever. PDP on the brink of destruction. even NL as a forum can testify to that due to some obvious reasons...

Just as APC is at the verge of falling apart over Buhari's high-handed leadership relegating the party to the background on whose platform he came to power after he broke away from PDP.

we are waiting it is still a change

kenkakas:
we are waiting it is still a change

ahahahaha

He has a point anyway..PDP is already dead

PDP will raise again like an erected d.i.c.k

greatness22:
PDP will raise again like an erected d.i.c.k

for your dream abi?

A party that is so broke like church rat?

Till then

Lol

A snake shedding its skin doesn't change the fact that it's still harmful and poisonous

As long as it's from the same PDP they can never Be trusted.

OK good

Ok...

Whether you call it...

nPDP
ePDP
SDP
ADP
BDP
CDP
DDP
EDP
ZDP

That party is structurally weak and dead for life

New PDP? Should be name: Looting Democratic Party

I hope so..#WailingWailers

United we stand divided we fall.

greatness22:
PDP will raise again like an erected d.i.c.k

stop watching too much porn.

This is Joke of the century. Even the corrupt about to die party change name and everybody from black men to white men, PDP will still remain a dead and wailer's party !!!!

oluwaSmith1:
He has a point anyway..PDP is already dead

If wishes were horses, beggars and baales would ride. The only time the PDP will die, will be when the sun sets in the east and rises in the west and when the rivers of the earth all run dry.

If you're not the ruling party then your news is irrelevant. With that I say a big 'K' to this revelation.

Who are elders in PDP

greatness22:
PDP will raise again like an erected d.i.c.k

some get erected but still impotent

gassdon:
APC states are really slow and steady 419

Where is the change?

did you read the post?

greatness22:
PDP will raise again like an erected d.i.c.k

konji

A break away from a collapsing party will not be formidable.

PDP should rebrand their name, bring in new bloods and go revolutionary

anything short of this that party will not resurrect

I hope they will not change to ebola