A governorship aspirant under the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, Moses Siasia, has explained that he has decided to dump the party because of “ideological differences” with its leaders.
In a statement he issued on Saturday, Mr. Siasia said he had thought that the defeat suffered by the PDP at the national level in the last general election would force the party to “change its ways”, saying that appears not to be the case.
“I have carefully watched over the years and have come to the painful conclusion that the PDP is not ready to change its old ways of imposition, godfatherism and gangsterism,” he said.
He also said Nigerians rejected the PDP because they were tired of seeing the same old faces doing the same thing for16years. “Faces that the people were convinced are corrupt and can’t bring the desired change to the people,” he said.
Mr. Siasia said the PDP had a clear chance of redeeming its image in the eyes of the Nigerian people by injecting fresh ideas and fresh faces which would have automatically rebranded the party and restore confidence in the party.
“I had presented myself to the party on many occasions urging them to use me as that face with a perfect case for Bayelsa State but the party has failed to take advantage of this great opportunity,” he said.
He also said he had for many years been actively involved in supporting successive governments in Nigeria because of his believe that every citizen needs to support their government for such government to succeed.
He added that he joined the PDP at the prompting of his cousin and was excited about the idea of joining party politics.
“I continued to be actively involved in party politics since from 2013 till date and the more I got involved in the politics of the party, the more discouraged I became. “
“I saw that so many things were not being done properly and always wanted to advise and make corrections but the more vocal I became, the more they isolated me, may be because they felt I was a threat to the business as usual way of doing things.
“I always wanted to see a PDP that will transform into modern day reality and a party that places high premium on the youth who are the engine room of any nation but the more I pushed for youth inclusion in all affairs of the party, the more I was isolated.
“There was always greater emphasis on money politics rather than ideological prospects
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I, have, therefore, today the 22nd of August decided to leave the party for ideological reasons. I can no longer stay on in the party because they do not have respect for my generation or me. I have nothing personal with the party and will continue to respect her but I think young people have no future in the party,” he said.
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