The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Abia State has publicly apologized to the people of Abia for falling short of their expectations over the years.
The party claimed that this was a factor in their loss in the state’s most recent gubernatorial contest.
Shortly after the party’s stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Umuahia, Vice Chairman of the party and Acting Publicity Secretary Abraham Amah addressed reporters at the PDP secretariat. He said the party had learned from its tremendous blunders and was willing to right the wrongs.
He expressed delight that the party was still in power across the state’s 17 Local Government Areas and vowed to do things differently this time, emphasizing that the lessons learned from the failures will be applied to forge a new route.
But with the lineup of influential politicians joining the party in the next few days, Amah expressed hope that the Abia PDP will make a comeback.
When asked about the recent defection that caused a stir inside the party, the acting PDP spokesperson explained that a tree must lose its old leaves in order to make room for new ones.
The PDP family grew so large over time, according to the former political adviser to the governor of Abia, and as a result of pudding shortage, the party suffered greatly in the most recent election.
“It is customary for an Iroko tree to shed its leaves during the dry season. That doesn’t mean the end of the tree, but to create an avenue for the tree to grow new leaves.
“In the past few months, our party has witnessed some shedding. It’s a necessary change which we are managing.
“Nature abhors vacuum. People left the party, but in the coming days more political heavyweights will be joining the party to replace the ones that left.
“Once you vacate your seat, another will definitely take over. PDP remains strong, we are not deterred. We remain the party to beat come 2027”, Amah said.
The most recent governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu, declared earlier during the stakeholder meeting that the party would now let its members to select its leaders, ending the period of imposition.
Asiforo Okere, the Peoples Democratic Party’s chairman for Abia State, meantime, asked party members to maintain their resolve and keep up their support for the organization.
It was learned that the stakeholders’ gathering is the first since the polls in 2023 proved to be unsuccessful.
