2023: National Chairman Shares Details of His Plans As PDP Targets Presidency, Over 20 States
- There is a possibility the former ruling party, PDP, would have become dictatorial or complacent if it did not lose power in 2015
- This was the submission of the newly elected national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, while addressing newsmen
- Ayu said he is looking forward to leading the PDP to victory in the next general elections in 2023
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Abuja - Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is putting its house in order to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Fielding questions from journalists for the first time since being elected, the national chairman-elect of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, said under his leadership, the opposition would ‘sharpen its programmes” and make it more appealing to the electorate, The Sun reports.
According to him, if the PDP had not lost power in 2015, it might have become a dictatorship. He added that it is normal to lose power in a democracy.
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Ayu noted that his priority is to lead the party to victory in the coming 2023 general elections.
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Nigerians now know better
He explained that losing the election to the APC worked in PDP's favour as Nigerians are now aware that they were better off with the main opposition party.
The chairman stated:
“But today, if we didn’t lose power, they won’t experience the policies and programmes of the other party. They would think there is something better than us. Thank God we lost power. Today, Nigerian people know better."
Ayu remembered a time when his party was controlling more than 20 states which have now been reduced to 13. His goal is to increase the 13 to over 20 and also take over the presidency.
Zoning decision tactical
On the issue of zoning its presidential ticket, he said the delay was tactical, adding that when the time comes, the decision will be reached democratically, Nigerian Tribune reports.
The PDP chairman expressed optimism that Nigerians will be very happy with what the party will offer them in the next couple of months.
He also disclosed that many politicians who dumped the party will return because, according to him, the PDP has started to her things right.
Facts about PDP's new boss
There are reasons to believe that the emergence of Ayu as the new national chairman of the PDP following its recent convention will birth some possibilities that might favour the opposition ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The APC should be on its toes thinking of how to possibly restrategise so as to come up with mechanisms that will march whatever Ayu has to bring to the table for the PDP.
Legit.ng in an earlier writeup outlined some game-changing factors that are attached to Ayu's new role that should worry the APC, especially as the next presidential election is not very far away.
Among the factors is that the new PDP boss is famed for being one of the founding fathers of democracy in Nigeria. His is attractiveness to northerners is also something to consider.
Source: Legit.ng
