Ortom’s non-performance will bring us back — Tsav

Maurice Tsav is a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Benue state, zonal secretary, North Central PDP. In this interactive session with JOHNSON BABAJIDE, he said the poor performance of All Progressive Congress, APC in Benue is a good omen for PDP come 2019.

WITH the crisis in PDP, what does 2019 hold for the party?

PDP has no fear against 2019, thanks to the poor performance of APC both in the state and national level. Their poor performance has so much spoken in favor of PDP. Nigerians now know realised that there is no alternative to PDP.

Since PDP left,  things have gone backward in every sphere of human endeavor. Is it foreign exchange rate or prices of food that are no longer in the reach of common Nigerians, insecurity, corruption and name them. With all these, it is glaring that by 2019, Nigerians will realise that they have made mistakes by throwing away hope of the nation and going for hopeless APC.

The outcome of 2015 election was determined by PDP. Today, those who perpetrated that evil have realised their mistakes and are ready to correct those mistakes in 2019. In a nutshell, PDP is in a good step ahead of 2019 election.

Don’t you think that the internal crisis in PDP may hamper your aspiration?

We are hoping and trusting in God that things will be alright. The crisis, which has trickled down to states, will soon be resolved through the court. The problem is that Senator Ali Modu Sherrif is not sincere in the peace approach. So, I don’t trust him.

Sherrif is still going around with court injunction that nullified  the election. He has a mindset, but we strongly believe in the rule of law, hence, we await the verdict of Supreme Court. We have confidence in the judiciary.

Do you think that your aim of having a good outing in 2019 in Benue has not been thwarted with most of your party leaders in the state the likes of former minister, Abba Moro,  former governor, Gabriel Suswam and few others having cases in court?

Those prosecuting top PDP leaders in the state are only helping the party because these cases have brought a lot of sympathy to our leaders. For instance, everyone knows that Suswam is being hunted by APC leaders in Benue who know his worth. Incidentally, PDP is going to enjoy that sympathy and it will translate into massive support for PDP.

The APC in Benue has performed woefully, prompting people of the state to ask for the Suswam magic wand. We are praying for Moro, Suswam and others with these people we are moving in full force to 2019.

But your party is losing members to APC?

That reminds me of the famous statement of my leader Abba Moro. He called these people “food-is-ready politicians” and many of them have realised their mistakes. The APC they moved to, they cannot find their feet there. Recently, I read that some of them are being investigated. If they think they are safe from punishment, they are not. There is this popular saying that there is no place like home. I know many of them will soon come back home. In any way, we are not missing them.