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By One Who Knows That No House Falls From the Outside Without Cracks Within a gale is sweeping through Nigeria’s opposition — not the gale of power, but of desertion.
And no party is bleeding faster than the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Every day, a governor jumps ship.
Every week, a senator waves goodbye.
And every month, a former stakeholder becomes a latter-day critic.

Yet the PDP’s first instinct is to blame the weather.
“They are being bought,” they say. “They are being threatened.”
But when your roof keeps leaking, the question is not about the rain — it’s about your roofing sheet.

Let’s speak plainly: what is wrong with the PDP is the PDP.
It is not Bola Tinubu. It is not the APC.
It is not gale, wind, thunder, or political harmattan.

It is the simple fact that a party once described as the largest in Africa now behaves like a ship without a compass — and worse, without a captain.

Leadership is the first casualty.
The PDP has not had a moral centre since Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat.
The party has drifted from one court case to another, with chairmen fighting like village kinsmen over a chieftaincy title — each faction more concerned with ownership than direction.

When history offered the PDP a golden moment — a chance to learn from its loss in 2015 and rebuild — it chose instead to pretend nothing happened.
Like a man who wakes up in a burnt house and still searches for the TV remote.

By 2022, as the APC wrestled with fuel queues and Naira redesigns, the PDP had a golden opportunity to present a credible, united front.
Instead, it stumbled into an ethnic war zone of its own making, mishandled zoning, insulted its Southern base, and handed the Labour Party an emotional advantage it never paid for.

And at the centre of this chaos is one man: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar — the perennial contestant, the familiar face on the wrong side of history.
Atiku’s insistence on being the “last man standing” has become a bulldozer that crushes internal consensus.
Rather than groom successors, he declares himself the only saviour left — like a prophet who refuses to leave the pulpit even as the congregation dwindles.

This is not ambition.
It is addiction.

And now, the party groans.
Governors leave — not because the APC is perfect, but because the PDP has lost its flavour.
People do not eat saltless stew twice, no matter how nostalgic they are about the recipe.

What the PDP needs now is not a press statement.
It needs a mirror.
It needs to look at its old mistakes: alienating the South, ignoring youth, mishandling internal democracy, running campaigns like inheritance.

Opposition is not a title.
It is a discipline.
It requires strategy, humility, and reformation — none of which the PDP has shown since 2015.

So let the gale of defection blow.
Let the rats flee.
But when the house collapses completely, let no one blame the storm.
The termites were already inside.

PDP keeps acting like APC is chasing its members with broomsticks. No, dear—it’s your own ceiling that’s collapsing. Every time they lose a member, they blame “federal might.” How about trying “federal sense”? You can’t fix cracks by cursing the wind.

vanvik1234:
PDP keeps acting like APC is chasing its members with broomsticks. No, dear—it’s your own ceiling that’s collapsing. Every time they lose a member, they blame “federal might.” How about trying “federal sense”? You can’t fix cracks by cursing the wind.

Continue to bury your head in the sand. Are you also asking what is wrong with the LP and what is wrong with the SDP, and what nearly went wrong with the ADC? What is wrong is that a Paul Biya wannabe has used state powers and the advantage of incumbency to ensure that there's no other opposition party in the country. A combination of inducement, coercion, intimidation, state of emergency, clampdown, EFCC, etc. It reeks of both fear and dictatorship.

ADC's party secretariat just got burnt down this morning in Ekiti state. This isn't democracy.

WATCH: Suspected APC Thugs Set Ablaze ADC Secretariat In Ekiti pic.twitter.com/f08CWa7ZFZ

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) October 21, 2025

PDP damn damaged, no remedy

From 1999 to 2015, the PDP had every golden opportunity to institutionalize democracy—to build powerful think tanks, nurture visionary youth, and modernize its internal primaries. Yet, instead of strengthening systems, it built personalities. And when those personalities faded with time, the party lost its very soul.

You can’t run a 21st-century democracy with 20th-century arrogance. Leadership isn’t about clinging to outdated glory; it’s about renewal, inclusion, and vision. A true political movement evolves with the people—it listens, learns, and leads with humility. Sadly, the PDP chose prestige over progress, pride over purpose, and in doing so, it drifted away from the heartbeat of the nation it once inspired.

icheearnest45:
From 1999 to 2015, the PDP had every golden opportunity to institutionalize democracy—to build powerful think tanks, nurture visionary youth, and modernize its internal primaries. Yet, instead of strengthening systems, it built personalities. And when those personalities faded with time, the party lost its very soul.

You can’t run a 21st-century democracy with 20th-century arrogance. Leadership isn’t about clinging to outdated glory; it’s about renewal, inclusion, and vision. A true political movement evolves with the people—it listens, learns, and leads with humility. Sadly, the PDP chose prestige over progress, pride over purpose, and in doing so, it drifted away from the heartbeat of the nation it once inspired.

vanvik1234:
PDP keeps acting like APC is chasing its members with broomsticks. No, dear—it’s your own ceiling that’s collapsing. Every time they lose a member, they blame “federal might.” How about trying “federal sense”? You can’t fix cracks by cursing the wind.

These 2 accounts belong to the op

RoNu pipo on da beat 😏

“Ilé tí a kì í t’ọ̀rùn, a bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í ru ní ilẹ̀.” A house doesn’t collapse from the roof—it begins to rot from the foundation.

PDP’s rot started years ago, when power became personal property and zoning became a joke.

Now the termites are dancing.

This piece is not mockery—it’s medicine.

Every great party needs moments of honest reflection, not endless repetition. The PDP once stood as the symbol of Nigeria’s democratic rebirth, a platform of ideas and ambition. But over the years, it has become a home divided against itself—torn between loyalty to individuals and loyalty to the people. And as the saying goes, a house divided cannot offer stability to a nation.

Before Nigerians can trust the PDP again, the party must first rebuild its own foundation. It must cleanse the wounds of factionalism, strengthen its internal democracy, and return to the values that once gave it life. The time for excuses has expired; the season for reinvention has begun.

Atiku Abubakar, the elder statesman at the center of this political orbit, has a choice before him: to be a mentor or a monopolist. True leadership isn’t about holding the stage forever—it’s about raising new voices, building a bench of capable successors, and stepping back with dignity when the next generation is ready to rise.

Opposition is not an entitlement; it is a service to democracy. The purpose of an opposition party is not just to criticize but to correct, to refine the national conversation, and to offer Nigerians a credible alternative when hope begins to dim.

The PDP’s redemption won’t come from rallies or rhetoric—it will come from reform, renewal, and responsibility. If the party can heal its heart, it can once again speak to the heart of the nation. But if it clings to the politics of ego and nostalgia, it will remain a ghost of its former glory.

This is not mockery—it is a mirror. Look closely, PDP, and you might just see the outlines of your second chance.

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It's the president's right to mess with the other parties if he thinks it'll help him win.

The opposition can do the same to the APC if they can, it's just politics.

The PDP needs to fix their own stuff and stop people from leaving.

They shouldn't blame the president for their problems that are making their party fall apart.

PDP is actually the original Nigerian party but made terrible mistake prior 2015. PDP oust SW and helped PBAT to excel with his plan. They believed their SS/SE block votes couple with the Northern votes would be enough for them so they played themselves into PBATs hand and that shock they received after PBAT introduced late PMB into the game sent them to where they still are till today. They had the chance to fix their mistake 2022 but still blew it. They are still confused even till now but I’m guessing by 2031, Nigerians might return back home to PDP