As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, former lawmaker Tajudeen Yusuf has blamed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the party’s defeat in the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking on the violence that disrupted the PDP’s Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Yusuf warned that the party risks repeating past mistakes if corrective measures are not taken.
He attributed the 2023 loss to the presidential candidate’s overconfidence and insisted that the ongoing turmoil stems from internal power struggles, with some members strategically positioning themselves for the 2027 general elections.
“What you have seen ahead of 2027 is that people are struggling for structure, for who controls what, and to become the party’s candidate. They forget the fact that being a candidate alone does not make you president. We lost the last election because I feel our flagbearer was too cocky and so sure he was the next president,” Yusuf said.
The ex-lawmaker further said that the PDP is not playing opposition as it should, adding that the crisis rocking the party is orchestrated by overambitious party members.
“The PDP is not playing opposition as it should because the PDP finds itself in the quagmire of over-ambitious men who believe they must always run for elections. A political party should be robust and not be about you running for election,” Yusuf said.
He asserted that the chaos that disrupted the BoT meeting was a reflection of the ongoing battle for dominance and influence ahead of the next presidential primary.
Yusuf, a former representative of the Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu constituency, acknowledged the PDP’s inability to resolve internal conflicts, emphasizing that the violence at the BoT meeting was a clear sign of the party’s leadership failure.
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