Sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu says the ‘strategic’ mistake made by the leadership of the party made it impossible for the party to win the 202 Presidential election.
The former PDP scribe made the remark while speaking on a programme Nigeria Right Now anchored by ace broadcaster, Dickson Iroegbu.
Recall that the the PDP lost the presidency to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, two year ago, a situation many blamed on the leadership and crisis of confidence among key leaders of the party on who should hold what positions.
The disagreement between the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has been highlighted by political pundits as the most undoing of the PDP in wining the presidency that year.
According to Anyanwu, the PDP made a grave mistake before the election by not putting its house in order. He however said the party is now poised to take the presidency in 2027.
The next presidential election is slated for two years amidst serious contest among top opposition parties in the country to dislodged the ruling APC from power.
Anyanwu said, “We made a strategic mistake in the 2023 elections but what matters for us is to take back the presidency come 2027. And we are working towards it.
“There is no faction in the PDP led by Ambassador Umar Damagum. PDP is the only stable party in the polity. We have done our congresses in about 29 states and there are no issues except few normal minor matters which is in every party. We are on course.”
The senator was removed as PDP National Secretary, last month, by the Court of Appeal which affirmed the domination of Ude Okoye by the South Est Zonal Executive, to replace Anyanwu following his decision to contest the Imo State governorship election last year.
Anyanwu, however, dismissed his removal insisting that he remained in his position.
