On the PDP National Convention!
Let me begin by saying unequivocally that what appeared as 'the sealing of venue' of the PDP national convention is a favorable political indicator for the Peoples Democratic Party. It should not be seen as a victory for the APC or defeat to the PDP, far from it.
Politics and life in general are about conflict and consensus. John Burton, one of the best conflict theorists the world has produced noted that "conflict is an essential ingredient in the human society without which the society remains static...like sex, conflict should be enjoyed...".
What professor Burton implied was that the current situation of PDP, if properly harnessed, would continue to expose the Buhari-led federal government to ridicule, while leading to a total loss of faith in the APC. Also, it will triple the support base of the PDP in country, as majority of Nigerians naturally align with the oppressed in an elite dominated society such as ours.
Finally, it affords the PDP an ample opportunity for ideologization- the evolution and sustenance of an ideology! APC is acting a nature-induced script; it is playing a pivotal role that would lead to the rejuvenation of the PDP.
Question. If the APC were comfortably in control of the national politics, as it wants people to believe, would it have cared if/whether the PDP was holding a convention or not? That's the irony and fallacy of APC's control of the Centre
For the PDP, the party should be prepared to take over the Centre in the 2019 presidential election, as there is total loss of morale by those who voted for the APC in the first place.
Uwemedimoh Umanah
Public Affairs Expert
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