The former governor of Ekiti State and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayo Fayose, has expressed regret over the emergency shaking the previous driving party in Nigeria.
He said that the suspension and counter-suspension inside the party has brought the party excessively low to the degree of humiliation which as indicated by him isn’t required.
”The current situation in our party has made a mockery of suspension and counter-suspension, especially at that level of leadership,” Fayose said on a televised show.
“Also, tragically now, the current situation in the party has taken the party so low to the level of embarrassment that is most unnecessary.”
The ex-Ekiti governor said the current crisis in the main opposition party is because of the deficiency of the 2023 general election to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
As per Fayose, it will require help from above for the PDP to keep intact again as a solid ideological group that will challenge the top political situations in the country.
“The mismanagement and arrogance of a few today is haunting the party and they say when the head is sick the whole body is gone. So, it will need God’s intervention, it will need a miracle for this party to be put together again,” he said.
‘Constrained by Court Order‘
On Friday, a Federal High Court in Abuja barred the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party, a decision Fayose said has constrained the hands of everyone in the party.
Asked whether Damagum ought to step aside, Fayose expressed out loud anything that his idea is right now won’t make any difference in light of the fact that an official courtroom has taken a choice regarding this situation.
He likewise dismissed reports that he had pronounced interest in turning into the national chairperson of the PDP, saying that the position is excessively hot for his age now. He said he would rather not look for any situation in the party either now or soon.
“There was a write-up going around that I have pronounced for national chairperson. That is a flippant explanation that isn’t from me and won’t ever be from me.
“I don’t even want to be anything in the party anymore, I don’t even want an appointment of any sort. I never said I have declared for national chairman of the party, God forbid, that seat is too hot for my age now. I don’t want such and I will never aspire for such,” Fayose said.
Wike, Fubara Clash Unfortunate
The PDP emergency likewise stretched to Rivers State where the governor Siminalayi Fubara has been in a running fight for the soul of the party in the state with his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
At the point when their relationship was still great, Fayose had prompted Fubara in a video that later became famous online never to have a conflict with Wike.
Nonetheless, the connection between the political dad and child later turned sour and Fayose depicted the circumstance as “very unfortunate”.
All I expressed was to ensure there is harmony between Governor Fubara and Governor Wike, yet the turnout of occasions has provided everyone with a great deal of concern.
He additionally expressed dread that the Wike and Fubara case has has gone past compromise, saying, “The crisis is very, very unfortunate. I believe that the matter has crossed the Rubicon, the matter has gone far.
“Regardless of whether you need to resolve this matter, how would you return the trust? Thus, I would prefer to need to accept that it is excessively far for a call for compromise.”
