The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the outcome of its 99th National Executive Committee meeting shows a renewed unity among its leaders that will lead to the repositioning of the party. The party recently shared that defections will not be enough to save President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said that the 2027 presidential election will serve as a referendum on the failures of the All Progressives Congress-led government.
According to him, despite naysayers saying the meeting would not hold, it did eventually, and that proves the willingness of party members to ensure that the affairs of the party continue to move smoothly.
He revealed that while there were expected challenges, the successful convening of the meeting shows the capacity of the party to come together and be unified.
“The 99th National Executive Committee meeting of our party was duly convened on the 27th of May, 2025. Prior to that, there were so many activities relating to that meeting, and there were naysayers, it would not hold, it would hold—but ultimately, it held.
It signposts the resilience, the capacity, and the orderliness for which the PDP is known, its capacities to activate, at the appropriate time, its organs and, in line with its constitution, to look at the processes and ensure that the will of the party continues to move smoothly.
We had challenges, no doubt, but the successful convening of the meeting and the fact that the atmosphere at the meeting came out to show the capacity of this party to come together and be unified. So, we are united,” he said.
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Debo further stated that the forthcoming 2027 election will serve as a referendum on the APC’s failures, and it will highlight the level of insecurity and lack of basic amenities that Nigerians continue to suffer.
He concluded by saying that it is a shame to see how everyday Nigerians are gradually losing their personality because of the misguided policies of the president.
“We have witnessed a lot of issues, from defection or no defection. We must emphasise that the election of 2027 is not going to be about defection.
It’s going to be a referendum on the failure of the APC, the insecurity in the land, the lack of provision of amenities, and basic things for human existence, the fact that everyday Nigerians are losing their personality because of the misguided policies of the president.
We have stated severally the need for a review of policy by a government, what the people are saying, you take a second look. When you do that, that is leadership, that is strength, not weakness. But the APC believes that when they make a decision, you either take it or leave it.
People are complaining that they are dying by instalment. That life is coming to a halt, and the President and his team and his government are numb to that. In the last two years, over 600 Nigerians have been killed, it’s on record.
Then you see this government, celebrating defection as if it’s celebrating a successful implementation of policies. So it’s a government that believes in propaganda. Propaganda does not replace hunger. Propaganda does not replace the commitment of the people and their belief in their God.
The question that every Nigerian is asking today: Am I better two years ago than I am right now? The answer is obvious, and we are all in the same market.
You could talk about money, about devaluation, which renders whatever you are earning, and takes you below the poverty line. Today, by world record, or by world reports, over 100 million Nigerians survive on $2 a day,” he added.
