News Investigators/ The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could still wax stronger if it addressed its current leadership challenge.
Mr Wike, who said this during his end-of-year media chat in Port Harcourt, noted that things could get better for the party if its leadership learned to do things the right way.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP is currently faced with mass defection, following the lingering leadership crisis that threatens the existence of the party.
The minister recalled warning the party leadership that if things were not done in the right way, the party could find itself in a very unfavourable situation.
“Leadership is very key to everything you are doing whether in association or in government.
“If the leader does not take the right decision, everything will go wrong.
“We have had this kind of problem before and the party did not collapse, nobody defected because the leadership was committed to ensuring that certain things are done to keep the party afloat.
“But when you have a leadership that is not focused, a leadership that is not selfish and does not understand that politics is different from business, of course you are bound to see what you are seeing today,” he said.
Describing the PDP as a “well-known party” to all Nigerians Wike said that the party was now taking the back seat.
According to him, the PDP is where it is today because the leadership lacks focus, not sure of what to do and does not take suggestions.
He expressed optimism that the party would bounce back If the leadership was committed to doing the right by acknowledging its mistakes and taking steps to correct them and move forward.
The minister argued that party members were largely based on what one contributes to the growth and development of the party and not just carrying a membership card.
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