The failure of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Presidential Election has been ascribed to the failure of the party to field the right candidates instead of handling the party’s ticket to rich aspirants
This revelation was made by a chieftain of the party, Chief Bode George on Wednesday where accused some members of the party’s National Working Committee of being responsible for the party’s failure in the presidential polls.
Chief Bode George revealed this while addressing journalists in Lagos in Wednesday.
He expressed his dissatisfaction with how some members of the National Working Committee of the party handed over the party’s ticket to individuals based on how wealthy they are.
He said, “A typical example is the primaries in Lagos either governorship; they will send people who don’t live here and who have no business here to come and conduct primaries.
“How can somebody from outside know your house more than you by the time they land rather than allowing people to vote, they will be looking for the aspirants and they become their Automated Teller Machine.
“Once they finish, they will run back to the national organising department to affirm the person they supported.
“I won’t expand more than that, and that is the major crisis which you see because, if you go to the bottom and do your primaries at the wards and local government levels and create division at that level, how can you fight the outsiders?”
Chief Bode George called for the creation of a reconciliation committee which will address the issues, reconcile aggrieved parties and help the party move forward.
“There should be no short approach; sweeping everything under the carpet is a foolish way to do it.
“We must set up a committee that will go around the country, move state by state, and make inquiries about their experiences, what happened to finances, and the political aspect. How were the primaries conducted in each state? Who did what?”
