Mistakes PDP Delegates Shouldn’t Make - Punch Newspapers

On Saturday, leaders, stakeholders, and members of the Peoples Democratic Party will gather inside the velodrome of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, for the National Convention of the party. This convention will witness the primary election to elect the standard-bearer of the party in next year’s February presidential election.

There are 774 of these delegates elected to represent the respective local government areas. They will be joined by 37 people living with disability, each of whom was selected to represent their respective states and the Federal Capital Territory. This gives a total figure of 811. The sudden realisation that a lot of the people who were expected to be voters at the convention are no longer qualified has changed the calculation.

These conditions have made experts across the world describe Nigeria in her current state as a failing state having tumbled from the ranks of strong, too weak, and now failing states with the possibility of descending to a failed state. All the characteristics of a failed state are manifesting in the country. The current government has tried its best but it seems the best has not been good enough.

The PDP delegates should not make the mistake of turning the convention into a bazaar where the highest bidder carts away from the trophy. The winner at this convention should be expected to go home with the headache of how to produce workable alternative ideas and policies that will demonstrate to Nigerians that he can lead the country better and provide good governance, restore the dignity of the nation and set her people to work for the redemption, rebuilding and resetting of the country.

The PDP delegates must not make the mistake of ignoring the quality and age of ideas of the aspirants and only listening to the noise of their drums and the quality of the food and drinks they offer to people while the convention lasts. There should be no mistake about what the country needs at this point.

Trust me, no amount of pontifications can change the mind of PDP's 811 delegates billed to elect the party's Presidential candidate not to vote based on the quantity of 'dollarization'' they're expecting from Wike, Atiku et al. Their interest is tangential to Nigerians interest.

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