Alhaji Adamu Muazu, the national chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, on Saturday told the
members of the party that he would not resign
despite the woeful performance at the 2015
general elections.
The PDP National Chairman said this in reaction
to calls for his resignation over the outcome of
the 2015 elections in which the party lost the
presidential as well as its majority control of
National Assembly and state gubernatorial seats
to the opposition All Progressive Congress for the
first time in 16 years.
In a statement on Saturday, Mu’azu faulted the
call for his resignation and those of the National
Working Committee arguing that the party should
stop its penchant to use and dump its officials.
“The developing culture of using and dumping has
reached fratricidal proportions in the PDP and it
must end. You cannot be changing Chairmen and
NWC every year and still have cohesion which is
a vital ingredient of winning. A good example
occurred when we changed five Senate Presidents
in eight years and produced calamity in the
process, but for eight years we have had one
senate president and produced harmony between
the presidency and parliament.
“It is also time to end the spate of in-fighting and
blame games currently dominating the political
discourse among our membership and the
leadership. It will do no one any good. The
present leadership has until next year to run their
course. The party will then decide how to deal
with the zoning of the next leadership and
strategies for winning the 2019 elections.”
Mu’azu said how to reinvent itself should be the
preoccupation of the party now instead of
indulging in blame game. “The elixir the Peoples
Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself and
retake power in 2019 instead of wasting time and
energy mudslinging and blame gaming over the
party’s failed bid to win a fourth consecutive
presidential election victory.”
According to him, stories spreading like wild fire
in the social media about schisms in the PDP can
only energise the incoming administration of the
APC and its desire to kill the PDP.
“But we can shock them with our usual resilience
and ability to turn the tables particularly as they
are already developing a tottering ineptitude in
their transition progression to power.
“Our game plan is to provide a virile opposition to
the new government which we have already
graciously given a lifeline by conceding defeat and
avoiding a calamitous battle in the courts.
“The international community have noted this
great act of statesmanship on our part and we
shall continue in this mode to show our
commitment towards entrenching democracy in
our country.
“It is therefore time for our great party to reinvent
ourselves, show great maturity and map out a
strategy that will return us to power in 2019.
“Despite losing our dominance in the National
Assembly, our party has the largest number of
experienced legislators in both chambers and will
surely be calling the shots there. We will however
help to reduce the imminent issue of learning
process occasioned by the horde of inexperienced
APC members in both houses because of national
interest.
“Great lessons to be learned from the outcome of
the 2015 Elections are many and I have already
mentioned this in earlier interactions with the
media.
“Lessons of candidate imposition, deepening of
internal democracy in our party and other obvious
lessons we need to learn for future guidance. It is
so important for us to learn from what has
happened. We must note that when the going
gets tough, only the tough like the PDP can get
going”, said Muazu.
He added that defection to the APC by members
of the PDP was the most stupid thing going on
within our party at the moment.
“Personally it does not worry me but I shudder at
the wedge placed by the new ruling party banning
the incoming troupes. It shows signs of how they
will run the country from May 29 2015. It shows
how they will not regard non APC Nigerians as
part of their responsibility which will be a shame.”

Ngozi14:
Only once PDP have lost presidency in 16 years and dey are having so much internal problems... Says much about d organization of d party

faray:
in case

Ngozi14:
Only once PDP have lost presidency in 16 years and dey are having so much internal problems... Says much about d organization of d party

babyfaceafrica:
In as much as PDP as failed us..I will very much like them to put their house in order,if this country is to move forward we need a strong opposition to put the broom party in check

kasiem:
Muazu, let's believe that u didn't sell out pdp but one of the strongest quality of a good leader is charisma.... since u lacked that charisma to even win ur local constituency and u can't also control ur members, I don't think it's quite reasonable for u to still remain as the leader. u can make a wonderful follwer if u so love the party, and u support any charismatic leader with ur ideas for the benefit of our united party.

babyfaceafrica:
In as much as PDP as failed us..I will very much like them to put their house in order,if this country is to move forward we need a strong opposition to put the broom party in check

Tolexander:
John Oyegun didn't win his local constituency also.

babyfaceafrica:
In as much as PDP as failed us..I will very much like them to put their house in order,if this country is to move forward we need a strong opposition to put the broom party in check