Senator Obinna Ogba, representing the Ebonyi Central constituency under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has commented on the party’s loss in the 2023 presidential election.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that according to the lawmaker, the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) mismanaged the party’s affairs, leading to its defeat.
During a news conference held at the weekend in his hometown of Nkalagu, located in Ishielu Local Government Area, Senator Ogba expressed his belief that the NWC was responsible for shooting itself in the foot by nominating the wrong candidate for the governorship ticket.
As someone who lost the party’s governorship ticket following a lengthy legal dispute ultimately settled by the Supreme Court, Senator Ogba urged the NWC to refrain from suspending any member.
“The fact remains that it is the NWC members who deserve to be suspended starting from the national chairman.
“The national chairman lost his polling booth, ward. Local government area and state and the same thing applied to all the conspirators who offered tickets to whoever understood their language,’’ he charged.
However, Ogba stated that there is still hope for the PDP because it is still popular among the people.
“What we need is the right leaders to manage the party’s affairs because no party is stronger than the PDP.
“The Labour Party made strides during the elections, especially during the presidential election because it had mainly our former members who felt annoyed at the state of things in the PDP,’’ he said.
