National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh yesterday said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, his former vice, Atiku Abubakar and some other founding members of the party left the PDP because they could not stand the competition within the party.
According to him, some left because they felt their interests were not protected enough, whle others left because the party lost the last general election.
Metuh who spoke at a press conference in Abuja said: “In PDP, no matter where you come from or who you are, you compete. People left because they could not stand competition. Some members felt that they were not well protected when they sought assistance.
“Others left because we lost election, others for individual ambition, while some others left when they honestly felt they were not accommodated in the party.
“We recall with pride that the founding fathers of the PDP are heroes who rose to the challenge, stood up for millions of other citizens, confronted the military and restored genuine democracy, national unity and stability, entrenched the rule of law and enlarged the political space we all enjoy today”.
Some of the foundation members who quit the PDP are Mr. Audu Ogbeh, Senator Barnabas Gemade and Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.
Other members who left include a former National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola; Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal.
Also, five of the party’s former governors left in 2013, namely: Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Musa Kwankwaso (Kano); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); and Abdulfatai Ahmed (Kwara).
The party’s spokesman, however, said despite the loss of the presidency, the PDP was in the process of being repositioned to reconnect with the people and ensure that its position was not misunderstood.
According to him, the party will soon organise a national conference where the reasons why PDP performed poorly in the last general elections would be dissected.
Discussions at the planned conference, Metuh said, would be based on the findings by the Senator Ike Ekweremadu led post-election assessment committee.
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