Ogbulafor: PDP would have ruled Nigeria for 60 years

A former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, said today that it was possible for the party to have been in control of Nigeria for 60 years as he predicted several years ago.

He said the feat would have been possible if the party had sustained ‘the line-up.’

‘’I made the prediction in clear conscience and realisation that it was achievable, given that PDP controlled 28 states, majority in the National Assembly and local government administration.

‘’So, there is nothing that could have stopped PDP if we were able to control the line-up.’’

‘’When I was the chairman, I controlled 28 states and a majority in the National Assembly and also won additional four states for the party. Some of us performed better and have good ideas on how to keep PDP in power for as long as I predicted,’’ he said.

Ogbulafor blamed the woes befalling the party on the emergence of a ‘’reform group,’’ saying that the group created factions within it.

He also said that the incessant change in the leadership, with five chairmen so far produced within a space of five years after his exit was counter-productive.

‘’Since I left office, PDP has changed its chairmen five times. This is a pointer that all is not well with the party.