Buhari is failing, Nigerians'll beg us to take power in 2019 –PDP

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has said that Nigerians would beg it to return to power in 2019. The National Vice Chairman, South-South zone of the party, Cairo Ojuogbo, stated this in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Ojuogbo said his party would return to power because the APC is crisis-ridden, alluding to the disagreement in the ruling party over the National Assembly leadership. He said the APC does not only lack the capacity to manage the crisis, but that it lacks coordination and ideology.

“Rivers and Akwa Ibom State tribunals are sitting in Abuja,” Mr. Ojougbo said. “No amount of intimidation will make the PDP lose the elections it won freely and fairly in these states. Any move to rig us out will be resisted.”

He restated the PDP’s opposition to the appointment of Amina Zakari as the acting Chairman of INEC.

He said, “We have said that the appointment of Amina is completely unacceptable to us. The example that ex-President (Goodluck) Jonathan gave should be followed. We know Amina is not apolitical.”

The PDP ruled the country for 16 years until May 29 when it handed over power to the APC after it was sent parking through a nationwide defeat in the March 28 federal election.