PDP has nine lives – Odeyemi reveals why party can’t die

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Diran Odeyemi, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that the PDP will continue to have nine lives.

He claimed that grassroots involvement, not orders from the top leadership, is the party’s true strength.

Odeyemi clarified in an interview with TVC News that the PDP has always derived its legitimacy from the participation of members at the local and ward levels.

“The PDP has always been a party that thrives on the participation of its grassroots members. While the national leadership plays a role in coordination, the real decisions emerge from the local chapters. That is what gives the party its resilience and legitimacy.”

In order to avoid upsetting internal democracy and alienating members, he cautioned against attempts to centralize control of party congresses.

Odeyemi also dispelled concerns that the party may be weakened by national leadership issues, pointing out that successful congresses in states like Ondo and Adamawa demonstrated that PDP local structures are still in place.

“No matter the crisis at the top, politics is local. As long as congresses are conducted peacefully at the grassroots and members are satisfied with their leaders, PDP remains strong.”

He went on to say that the party would overcome its present difficulties and that a new era would be ushered in by its next national convention.

“PDP has nine lives; there’s no way it will die. By the time the present leadership leaves in December, grassroots leaders who understand the importance of peace will take charge, and Nigerians will see that the PDP has risen again.”

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