{"id":37909,"date":"2015-04-24T13:59:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=37909"},"modified":"2015-04-24T13:59:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:59:41","slug":"the-fall-of-pdp-and-the-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/the-fall-of-pdp-and-the-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fall of PDP And The Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I owe Nigerians a Book on The Fall of PDP. In the past 10years, I have
\nbeen collecting materials on the subject matter knowing that PDP will go
\ndown one day. I have read extensively on the subject matter and as a
\nparticipant, I saw it all and I witnessed all the drama. The fall of PDP
\nin Nigeria is a big story and a 1000 page book will not be enough to tell
\nthe full story. In the fullness of time Nigerians will know how arrogance,
\nimpunity, greed, corruption, brigandage, ethnic politics, religious
\npolitics, abuse of power, selfishness, foolishness, mediocrity, laziness,
\npolitical irresponsibility, power without responsibility, politics without
\nprinciple, incompetence, illiteracy, etc led to the fall of the
\nself-acclaimed biggest party in Africa.<\/p>\n

Without grace, without honor, without integrity, PDP leaders and their
\ncronies carelessly and hopelessly released cartons of information and
\nmaterials that not only helped to nail their party but also helped
\nhistorians to return to their studies to document history for posterity
\nand generations yet unborn.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the Presidential and Governorship elections, PDP started
\ncrying too early that APC is planning to vitiate their little gains in the
\njust concluded elections. On one hand they tell the world that they will
\nbounce back and in another, they tell the same world that APC wants to
\ncreate a one party state. How are the mighty fallen? Is this not the party
\nthat claimed they will rule Nigeria for 60years? Chief Ogbulafor, a former
\nPDP Chairman who made that statement was the first to run to APC, pleading
\nto be admitted into the fold. A lot of them without shame, without honor,
\nwithout hope have been knocking at the door of APC asking to be admitted
\nbut they have been told to go and\u00a0 rebuild their party, after all the
\ndrivers and movers of APC have been in opposition for 16years now.
\nThe world saw the defeat coming to PDP but their leaders, blinded by
\nrapacious greed for power and inordinate ambition did not see the
\nhandwriting on the wall. The overlords in PDP thought that money, police,
\narmy, DSS and other Security personnel will do the normal hatchet job and
\nreturn them to power to continue the looting of Nigeria. They were wrong.
\nA lot of water has passed under the bridge and PDP is just on the other
\nside of power, moaning, crying and wailing like a spoilt child that has
\njust been deprived of his favourite lollipop.<\/p>\n

PDP has nothing concrete to offer Nigeria after 16years in power. Anything
\nthey touched turned to ashes. They could not delivered electric power to
\nNigerians, they could not provide security, they could not protect our
\ncommon patrimony as we kept goats and yams together, they could not
\nprovide jobs to our youths, they could not build our decayed
\ninfrastructure and they could not build strong institutions as they
\nconcentrated in building themselves only. PDP took time to demolish
\nNigeria even with the providential windfall they harvested during their
\ntenure. They left Nigeria thoroughly despoiled and wretched when their
\ninglorious sixteen years tenure came to an end this year.<\/p>\n

Before 2011 when crude oil sold for $38 per barrel Nigeria saved nearly
\n$50 billion in foreign reserves. From 2011 when crude oil sold for $110
\nper barrel our foreign reserves dropped to $32 billion. Now, where did all
\nthe money go to? One PDP loud mouth told me in Lagos that they have
\ngenerated 25,000 MW but this is a lie from the pit of hell. Now even if
\nthey have generated that much, our transmission capacity is still 7,500
\nmw. Today, Nigeria is groping in the worst ever darkness in our history as
\nthe power sector has virtually collapsed after sixteen years of PDP waste
\nlaying.<\/p>\n

President Jonathan did not help matters. He could not have contested the
\n2015 Presidential election having ruled Nigeria for six years, considering
\nthe circumstances under which he came to power. Jonathan did not realize
\nthat fighting Governor Amaechi of Rivers State will lead to his downfall.
\nHe needed Governor Amaechi to provide home support for him but he did not
\nsee it. The fight with Amaechi remains his greatest undoing that led to
\nhis defeat.<\/p>\n

Charity begins at home. President Jonathan could not control his loud,
\narrogant and silly wife. Dame Patience Jonathan contributed 50% to what
\nled to her husband\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fall by her actions and deeds. She was a disaster
\nto the presidency. There was no control, no finesse, no carriage, no
\ndignity, no respect for the exalted office and no grace. For the first
\ntime in the history of this country an illiterate first lady made
\nmincemeat of the exalted office and helped in no uncertain term to burn
\nbridges President GEJ would have used. And while she ravaged, President
\nJonathan kept embarrassingly mute and created the picture of a president
\nthat is controlled by his ill exposed and ill educated wife. Psychologists
\nsay it is the most advanced reverse psychology on display for six years.<\/p>\n

I can go on and on to give you 20 other reasons why PDP failed but time
\nand space would not permit me to do so.<\/p>\n

I suggest that members of PDP should stop crying over spilled milk. They
\nshould roll up their sleeves and go to work twenty-four hours and seven
\ndays in a week to begin the process of rebuilding their battered and badly
\nhumiliated party. If it took APC sixteen years to defeat PDP it may take
\n30 years for PDP to unseat APC because they do not have the discipline,,
\ncreativity, ideas, knowledge, capacity, capability, discipline,
\ncommonsense, courage, competence, determination and the zeal to pursue the
\nbusiness of opposition.<\/p>\n

To help PDP, APC should close all its doors for PDP\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S interlopers and
\ngold diggers. We must compel them to go and build their party with all the
\nmoney they have stolen. PDP must know that progress is impossible without
\nchange and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. I
\nam looking forward to seeing the real men who will remain in PDP to
\nrebuild the collapsed behemoth. I am waiting to see the real heroes in PDP
\nwho will stand the test of time like General Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
\nTinubu, Ogbonnaya Onu and others. I challenge PDP to prove us wrong that
\nthey can drill the deepest well to rebuild their collapsed house. A school
\nof thought says it is more difficult to manage success than failure. I
\nwish PDP well in managing this failure and I wish APC well in managing
\nthis success.<\/p>\n

APC has a lot to learn from the fall of PDP. The trust Nigerians have
\nreposed in APC means a call to duty, a call for due process, a call to
\norderliness, a call to good governance, a call to provide security and
\njobs. APC is likely to meet an empty treasury but the common sense
\nrevolution it kick-started will help them to use the power of ideas to
\nraise funds for project. I have told colleagues that APC will remain in
\npower for a long time in Nigeria not because of money, police, Army, DSS,
\nSSS etc but because of hard work. APC will daze PDP for years in Nigeria
\nwith hard-work APC will make PDP to look foolish in matters of governance
\nin Nigeria. APC will teach PDP how to manage success.<\/p>\n

Joe Igbokwe
\nLagos<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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