Jandor Reveals Why PDP Failed In 2023, Says Atiku Not To Blame

• Jandor Reveals Why PDP Failed In 2023, Says Atiku Not To Blame.
• He blamed internal disunity and leaders working against their candidate.
• Unlike APC, PDP lacks party loyalty and collective discipline.

Former Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has said the decline of the PDP cannot be entirely blamed on Atiku Abubakar’s emergence as the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, Jandor, who recently rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC), argued that the PDP’s internal structure and attitude towards party loyalty significantly contributed to its failures.

Jandor acknowledged the PDP’s commendable democratic processes in selecting candidates but criticised the party’s tendency for internal rebellion against its own choices.

“PDP, give it to them, they can be very democratic when it comes to selection choices, which is good. But in PDP, it’s the only party where I see leaders telling their followers, ‘Don’t vote for that microphone because it wasn’t my choice,’” he said.

He pointed out that while Atiku’s victory in the presidential primaries was open and fair, the PDP lacked the party discipline seen in the APC, where members generally align with the party’s decisions.

“In APC, once the party makes a decision, everyone falls in line. In PDP, even after a transparent primary, key leaders were openly working against their own candidate,” Jandor added.

The former PDP chieftain maintained that this internal sabotage and absence of a united front were major reasons the party struggled in the elections.

He stressed that the PDP’s inability to manage internal differences ultimately cost it dearly at the polls.