PDP is sick, will take time to heal — Ex-Benue gov, Suswam

Former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a critical condition and will take a significant amount of time to recover unless it dissolves.

Senator Suswam shared his concerns about the PDP during an appearance on the Morning Show on Arise Television.

He noted that due to the recent wave of defections, the party may be on the verge of collapse.

“For now, I would say that PDP, yes, is in the hospital, is in ICU to some extent, yes, it is. Can it be rescued? Yes, if the proper medicine is applied. That is my comment as far as whether PDP exists.”

Senator Suswam further said that the survival rate of the party is delicate noting that “it is a 50-50 situation, this last effort which is headed by Senator Saraki, if we are unable to address the issue, then of course it is likely that we might not have PDP the way we have it now. That is unfortunate.”

Suswam said for a political party in opposition to have suffered the level of hemorrhage it has been faced with and it took the leadership this long time to decide to call a meeting on the issue, tells of the quality of leadership.

Senator Suswam said the leadership of the PDP has wasted a lot of time before convening the meeting seeking to reconcile aggrieved members of the party.

He said many people are just hanging on thinking of their next line of action to move out of the party but expressed confidence in the person of the former Senate President, Olusola Saraki reconciliation committee to save the party.

“A lot of people are just hanging on waiting to see the ultimate end of this party, whether there is light at the end of the tunnel in the efforts made by Senator Saraki, that will be seen in the next two weeks.”

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