Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue
State said the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took its dominance
of Nigerian politics for granted by allowing five of its governors to defect to
the opposition All Progressives Congress.
Governor Suswam said despite the
defection of the governors and the problems in PDP, the party will not implode
and that in the next few months steps would be taken to ensure that the party
wins back Nigerians’ confidence.
According to him, although it is
unfortunate that the five governors defected to the opposition, it is not time
to brood over the actions of the governors but to strategise on how to
reposition the party.
He said: “What has happened about the
five governors defecting to an opposition party is something that is very
unfortunate.
“It is something that should not have
happened if we were strategic enough. But it has happened, you can’t cry over
spilt milk.
“What we need to do now is to
strategise; that is my approach to politics. When you have a situation like
this, you strategise by going back to the drawing board and you will be
surprised at what will happen.
“There is going to be a chain of
events in a few months that will clearly indicate that Nigerians will vote PDP
come 2015. I have no fears at all about that.”
Suswam, who is believed to be one of
the very close governors to President Goodluck Jonathan, admitted that never
before, since its formation, had PDP been wracked with such profound problems.”
He said: “The dimension of what is
happening within the PDP is different from what has happened in the past.”
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