PDP may be heading for Extinction- David Mark

As earlier counseled some weeks back on the need for caution and maturity among members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across Nigeria in the face of the crisis instigated by the woeful performance of the party in the just concluded 2015 general elections, Senate President, David Mark on Wednesday May 6, 2015 warned of impending disaster and the likelihood of PDP going into self-disintegration if its members across the country did not change from their blaming game and rancour.

Mark handed-down his concerns for the future of the part while playing host to Senator Ike Ekweremadu led Post Election Review Committee in his office at the Green Chambers of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The high profile fact finding committee was set up by the National Working Committee (NWP), the highest decision-making body of the PDP to critically look into the individual and collective mistakes that led to the worst general elections outing in the history of the party with a view to reposition it and possibly return the party to supremacy and dominance it has enjoyed for 16years by 2019.

The two-term Senate President called for understanding, maturity and forgiveness on the part of all aggrieved members in the effort to return the party to its past glory. Mark said:

The PDP is already hemorrhaging, unless we halt the bleeding and finds the necessary therapy, we may be heading for the final burial of the party. The party is already in a comatose status and we should do all we can to resuscitate the party rather than this unnecessary rancour and bulk passing. The emerging factions are absolutely unnecessary.  

The combatants must sheathe their swords and embrace dialogue. My appeal is that we should not do anything further that would damage the already fragmented house. Everybody should come together and rebuild the party.  We have gotten enough bruises.  We need not inflict further pains on ourselves, with continuous bickering. Enough of this blame-game. I believe a useful lesson has been learnt from the PDP electoral misfortune.  As for me, it is time to put on our thinking caps and chart a new course.