APC running govt of lies, propaganda, Jonathan foresees victory for PDP  in 2019

As the race for the office of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)  becomes intense, immediate past President , Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has berated the All Progressives  Congress,  ‎(APC)-led administration , accusing it of running a government of lies and propaganda.

Jonathan who spoke Thursday when he played host to one of the aspirants to the Office of the PDP National Chairmanship, Professor Tunde Adeniran and his campaign team in Abuja, expressed the hope of victory in 2019 should PDP elect a good and courageous leader as chairman of the party.

He also argued that PDP did well from May 29, 1999 till May 29, 2015 when it handed over power to the APC, saying, however, that since then till date the APC Administration has nothing to show.

According to the former president, rather than showcase its achievements, if any, APC has been ruling through lies and deployment of hi-tech propaganda to cover up its misrules.

” PDP administration, for 16  years, did well, but this administration has done nothing, the administration is full lies and propaganda.

“In the power sector we did well to revive it; a state governor abused  our government, saying that any serious government should be able to fix the power within six months. Today, APC has been in power for how many years? Fortunately the then governor is in the APC government as a Minister”, he said.

Jonathan noted that all hope was not lost for the PDP as it would go all out and put its house in order to enable it return to power come 2019.

He further stated that Nigerians have been able to see things for themselves on the differences between the APC and the PDP.

“With the rate at which people are coming around to associate with a party that lost elections, it shows that the people still believe in the PDP, with the numbers and caliber of the people coming out to vie for the seat of the National Chairman and offices of our party, it shows that our party still has another chance”.

The former President, however, said that for the PDP to get it right and regain its lost glory, it would need a competent, reliable and courageous  National Chairman ‎who would then lead the Party to victory come 2019.

According to Jonathan, ” the contest for the office of the National Chairman is very interesting, this is healthy competition. Many of the  aspirants have been coming here, this will allow the delegates to choose the best among then at the Convention.

He listed qualities that the next PDP chairman should have: “We need a National Chairman who will be courageous enough to call the President to order if we win the Presidency and the President is going astray. He must not be someone when the party takes position on  ‎issues, he will not change it

“We need a National Chairman who will rule the Party democratically and carry others along. Infact, the National Chairman is the leader of the Party, it is not the other way round”.

“Like everybody will say, we need a very competent and reliable courageous chairman. As an opposition party, you have to be courageous. As an opposition party you must get bridge builders.

“You must get the kind of chairman that will lead , the kind of chairman that you need is like a general that will lead the troop. Not the chairman that will seat down drinking champagne or wine.

“People have been coming to register in the party, even when we lost elections. There is something in PDP that if we do a very good national convention to elect good chairman.

“We must do the right thing. We must elect a chairman that will run the party democratically. We need a courageous, a chairman that knows that imposition is destructive.

“We need a chairman who by God’s grace if we win election by 2019 and the president make certain mistake and he will be courageous enough to correct him. We don’t what a chairman who will tell the president he scores A and immediately he leaves there, he says another thing.

“We need a chairman that can lead us to victory. We need a chairman that lead us to sustain that victory. The chairman of the party is actually the biggest.

“If we do what is right people will win the next elections.

“Not because I have served as president, from 1999 till date ,PDP has done well,” Jonathan said.

‎Jonathan disclosed that with his long interaction with Professor Adeniran and testimonies of other Party leaders, he possesses all that is required to lead the Party at this critical point of time and thus wish him success in the race.

He advised the Party members and the aspirants not to allow the Convention to cause another crisis in the party, saying that the contest should be seen as a family affairs.

Earlier, In his remarks, Professor Adeniran said that he initially was not interested in the race but that the need to rebuild and reposition of the Party ahead of the 2019 General elections prompted him to join the race

Prof Adeniran pointed out that he is in the race to to help PDP regain it’s lost glory and give Nigerians the real dividends of democracy that have eluded then since the PDP lost power in 2015.

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