Sen. Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors as major promoters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and not playing the role of a virile opposition.
Political Economist NG reports that Melaye recently ditched the PDP for the new African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television Friday night, Melaye boldly asserted that the PDP in its current state has been infiltrated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and is just an extension of the APC.
“PDP has been purchased by APC. PDP is a parastatal of the APC. PDP is a department of the APC. In fact, they take dates for NEC meetings and dates for when to have NWC from the [Presidential] Villa.
“Just look at the number of governors in the PDP today. Are these governors acting like opposition governors? Are they playing opposition roles as governors? Those who are remaining in the PDP are holding fort for the APC,” he said on live TV.
Melaye, a former senator for Kogi West and former member of the House of Reps, gave reasons why he ditched the PDP, a party also recently dumped by Melaye’s political senior friend Atiku Abubakar.
My decision to leave PDP was “due to the lack of potency and capacity by the party to deliver the Nigerian people from the prevailing political cankerworms that have eaten deeply into the fabric of our dear nation”.
He described the PDP as a party which now speaks in tongue and only those with the gift of interpretation of tongues will understand that the party is long gone as an opposition party.
He cited the case of former governor of Niger state and a PDP member, Babangida Aliyu. “With due respect to my uncle, Babangida Aliyu. You heard him two days ago; he said if we can tolerate Buhari for eight years, then we should tolerate Tinubu for another four years.
“Is that the voice of an opposition person? So, what I’m telling you, in essence, is we live in precarious times.
“Those of us in the ADC need to create a comfortable, stable platform. And I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027.
“But I have made it a point of duty that I will not be talking about a presidential candidate or aspirant or preference for anybody until we get the party completely stabilised and organise a transparent convention that will produce a presidential candidate of the ADC who, by the grace of God, will kick Tinubu out.”
He reaffirmed his strong relationship with Atiku Abubakar, a man he has always canvassed support for.
