‘PDP Is Dead Now’ – Fayose 

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now dead.

Fayose commented on the latest court decision, which halted the party’s national convention.

In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Fayose said the PDP’s internal crisis had worsened because many of its key figures had abandoned the party.

He said, “I said to you about a year ago that the PDP is in trouble and if we don’t have a solution on time, the party will be dead, and the party is dead now.

“I have said it repeatedly on this programme and I’ve been able to tell Nigerians, the challenges confronted by a party whose big heads jump out of the water. That clearly shows you the challenge of the PDP, and who is going to save Jerusalem, when the people who are supposed to save Jerusalem have jumped out of the water.”

The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the PDP from proceeding with its national convention, scheduled for November 15 and 16, in Ibadan, Oyo State, until the substantive suit filed by former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, is determined.

The order was given on Tuesday in a suit by Lamido, challenging his inability to obtain the PDP Nomination Form to contest for the National Chairmanship position, despite having paid for the Form.

The court further ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should not participate in any activities relating to the convention in Ibadan or anywhere in Nigeria.