Politics PDP is a Sinking Ship- PDM

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The leadership of the newly registered political party, Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), yesterday described the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a sinking ship that has drifted away from the vision of its founding fathers.

Malam Bashir Yusuf, PDM National Chairman,spoke on a day the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) allayed fears that the emergence of both the PDM and the proposed Voice of the People (VOP), both of which have strong northern sponsors, would impair the North’s cohesion in the race to the 2015 polls.

According to This Day, Yusuf decried the activities of the group’s members in PDP opposed to the transformation of PDM into a party, saying they were all part of the resolution at a meeting in Abuja, to register it as a party.

On why PDM split from PDP, Yusuf said: “We didn't actually split from the PDP. What happened was that PDP in our view left Nigeria. And it has left Nigerians. So, it is actually the PDP that has drifted not us. And we decided to assert our identity because to be honest with you, the acronym PDP is a corruption of the acronym PDM. PDP was kicked-started by PDM and it was the M at the end of the PDM that was removed that made it PDP that is from movement to party.

"But what we stood for when we formed the PDP is still what we stand for today as PDM. But unfortunately, the PDP has drifted from those ideals we stand for and we decided not to be part of the sinking ship but to stay with the principles, which we have known. And to stay on the side of Nigeria and Nigerians and allow the PDP to drift alone until it crashes."

He explained that members of the PDM, who last week faulted the registration of the party were part of the resolution to register it, adding that they changed their position on the registration PDM after they were invited for a meeting with the some PDP leaders.

"Unfortunately, politics in Nigeria is characterised by falsehood, hypocrisy and treachery. If you don't know how to do this by the definition of most Nigerian politicians, you are not a good politician. This same people who have become so outspoken about not being members of PDM we don't begrudge them for being members of PDP; it is their choice. Nigeria is a free country and the constitution guarantees freedom of association. But the same freedom they have to associate with PDP is the same freedom we have to associate with the PDM and I don't see any conflict here. People are looking for crisis where none exists at all”.
 
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