₦airaland Forum

WHO DESTROYED NIGERIA, PDP, APC, ... OR PEOPLE?"

The narrative that people have come to accept in recent times especially from those who support the present regime, is that "PDP destroyed" our country and it will take time to rebuild it. But I don't think so. I think is the people and not the party. A reason why APC should also be careful.
Now just check this scenarios out.. .

1. Sen. Pres. Bukola Saraki. PDP Governor for 8yrs and PDP Senator for over 3 yrs. Joined APC in 2014. He is the Senate President.

2. Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Two-term PDP House of Rep member. Joined APC in 2014 and was elected for a third time in 2015. He is the Speaker.

3. VP Atiku Abubakar. Nigeria's PDP Vice-President for 8yrs and presently an APC Elderstatesman after jumping from one party to the other since 2007.

4. Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba. PDP Senator for 12yrs. Decamped to APC about two months ago. He is the serving Chairman, NDDC Board.

5. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri. Two-term PDP Senator from Bayelsa State. Decamped to APC after the 2015 elections. He is a serving Minister of the Republic.

6. Sen. Ita Enang. Two-term PDP Senator from Akwa-Ibom. Joined APC before the 2015 elections. Presently the SSA to the President on NASS.

7. Gov. Samuel Ortom. Long-serving Benue State Secretary of the PDP. Former National Auditor of the PDP and former Minister under Pres. Jonathan. Joined APC in December 2014. He is the Governor of Benue State.

8. Sen. Barnabas Gemade. Founding father of the PDP, former National Chairman of the party and Senator from 2011. Joined APC in December 2014. He is a serving Senator.

9. Gov. Atiku Bagudu. A two-term PDP Senator from Kebbi. Joined the APC at some point. He is the serving Governor of Kebbi State.

10. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal. Former PDP Speaker of the House of Representatives. Joined APC in 2014. He is the serving Governor of Sokoto State.

11. Sen. Abdullahi Adamu. Two-term PDP Governor of Nasarawa and Senator in 2011. Joined APC in 2014. Still a serving Senator.

12. Sen. Danjuma Goje. Two-term PDP Governor of Gombe State and Senator in 2011. Joined APC in 2014. Still a serving Senator.

13. Hon. Dakuku Peterside. Was a PDP Rep member from Rivers State. Joined APC along with Gov. Amaechi. He is the DG of NIMASA.

14. Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso. Two-term PDP Governor of Kano State and former Minister of Defence under Pres. Obasanjo. Joined APC in late 2013. He is a serving Senator.

15. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. Former PDP Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Two-term PDP Governor of Rivers. Joined APC in late 2013. He is a serving Minister of the Republic.

16. Gov. Rochas Okorocha. Was a Special Adviser to PDP's Pres. Obasanjo. Became the Governor of Imo on APGA's platform. Joined APC in February 2013. He is the Governor of Imo State.

17. Sen. George Akume. Two-term PDP Governor of Benue State and Senator in 2007. Left the party in December 2010. Still a serving APC Senator.

18. Gov. Nasir El-Rufai. Former FCT Minister under Pres. Obasanjo. Left the PDP in 2010 and joined CPC. He is the serving APC Governor of Kaduna State.

19. Gov. Bello Masari. PDP Speaker of the House of Reps in 2003. Joined the CPC in 2010. He is the serving APC Governor of Katsina State.

20. Sen. Adamu Aliero. Two-term PDP Governor of Kebbi State and Senator in 2007. Later became FCT Minister under Pres. Yar'Adua. Joined APC at some point. He is a serving Senator.

21. Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma. Two-term PDP Senator from Akwa-Ibom State. I don't even know if he ever decamped to APC. He is the serving Minister of Budget & National Planning.

Now, save for Atiku who is a serial Presidential aspirant waiting for another election year to continue with his impossible dream of becoming Nigeria's President, all the above are holding offices in this regime. They all played a part in the 16yrs of "PDP destruction" but somehow are members of the APC that want to "rebuild". Wow!

My submission therefore is that PDP did NOT destroy Nigeria. PDP is just a name/acronym. The Nigerian people destroyed Nigeria.

*Hence, its the people who build or destroy a nation. Food for thought.

**Written by Walters Ojemba on the Facebook.

we are all criticising PMB for always blaming the past administration for his woes but that's the same thing we're also doing by looking for who to blame...

let's direct our efforts at the tomorrow/change we which to see, not the yesterday that is gone.

It took apc just a year 2 destroy nigeria economy

The people.

Elliotwiz1:
we are all criticising PMB for always blaming the past administration for his woes but that's the same thing we're also doing by looking for who to blame...

let's direct our efforts at the tomorrow/change we which to see, not the yesterday that is gone.

But bros, how do we 'direct our efforts at the change we which to see' when a bag of rice has changed to 25k?

DDeliverer:
But bros, how do we 'direct our efforts at the change we which to see' when a bag of rice has changed to 25k?

It is the future change he is talking about na. Whether he wished/bargained for it or not is another ball game all together. As rice na 25k so, na to dey look d change as e happen, hang hand for head or plant rice as agriculture is the supposed panacea to all problems now.

That is the million dollar question but some perpetual dolts keep blaming some innocuous acronyms as if it is not individuals or persons that operate under whatever chosen name.

D pdp nd d Apc na ghost dem b? Na people cos d same pdp members na dem form Apc and even u and Mi sef no dey help matters. Let's come together to make Nigeria great again. God bless Naija!!!!!!!

I blame cassandra