Professor Okey Ikechukwu, a policy analyst and public affairs commentator, has argued that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not prepared to win the 2027 elections.
According to him, the PDP’s house is in such disorder that the party cannot pose a threat to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Friday, Professor Ikechukwu reminisced the PDP’s glory days, but lamented that the party has now reached a low point and is battling to recover.
He argued that unless the PDP can address its internal issue in time for the 2027 elections, it will suffer a major defeat and be dragged out on a stretcher.
The policy expert stated, “The PDP is a very strong party that ran successful campaigns under (former President) Obasanjo, Audu Ogbe, and even Atiku (Abubakar). In 2003, I believe you had three campaign teams. Today, it is a whining collection of perplexed men and women who pretend to be a political party.
“What else does the PDP do now than talk about its conflicts? It does, on occasion, issue news releases criticizing the APC, believing that this represents political opposition.
Ikechukwu went on to say that, in addition to losing its position as the dominant party, the PDP has failed to provide serious opposition to the government.
He regretted that the party had failed to attract politicians or voters.
“The whole point of opposition is that you present a profile that will make you appealing to the next person, that will cause someone to think, ‘No, no, no, I need this man to replace this other guy; they don’t know what they are doing.'”
“Please tell me what makes the PDP appealing today.” “Internally, it is completely disorganized,” he added.
Failure looms
The policy expert encouraged the PDP to get its affairs in order if it wants to gain anything substantial out of the 2027 elections.
“So, in the next election, it will participate but not contest; this sounds contradictory.”
“You are taking part in an event but your preparation is such that we know that you are going to get there and get beaten thoroughly and carried out on a stretcher, except a dramatic reconfiguration occurs within that party, with clear attention to the need to modify the optics of people you see in the party,” Ikechukwu told the crowd.
The Wike Factor
Professor Ikechukwu stated that while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, is a political asset to any party, the PDP should be humiliated that the former governor is still a member, given his alleged anti-party actions.
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He chastised the PDP for what he called the party’s incapacity to handle Wike or bring him to heel, stressing that such indices are only making the party look more silly in the political arena.
Ikechukwu replied, “Wike, whether you like him or not, you have to ask yourself, is this man a fool? The answer is no. Does he know what he’s doing? Maybe. Can you ignore him? The answer is no. Given what Wike has done and is doing, the PDP should be humiliated to have him as a member.
“The PDP should be embarrassed for not being able to manage such a man, since Wike will be a political asset to whomever he works for. He is a political advantage to those for whom he currently works. However, allowing him to bestride both lanes at 160 km/h demonstrates that there is no traffic control.
“The PDP, with all due respect to its eminent members, is becoming more absurd by the hour, not by the day. They should cease deceiving themselves.
