Dr. Doyin Okupe departs PDP says party has no future.

Dr. Doyin Okupe, the former Senior Special Assistant on Public
Affairs to Nigeria Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has left the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, with the claim that, the party has
no future in Nigeria.

He  announced this through his Facebook
page, according to him:

Doyin Okupe
“It is time to say GOODBYE TO PDP. ?It is
with deep regret that I publicly announce my
resignation from the People’s Democratic
Party.
It has to be public because the PDP no longer
exists in my ward as a single unified party; it
was when I joined it.
My resignation is based on periods of long
introspection and some of the following
reasons:
“It is no longer news that the PDP has been
embroiled in a fratricidal internal crisis brought
upon it by itself.
“Its current direction is difficult to discern and
am convinced that even when the much
expected judgement from the Supreme Court
is given, the future of the party is not likely to
be significantly affected whichever way the
judgement goes.
“There seems to be too much deception,
selfishness and gross nepotism in our polity
nationally.

He furthered by saying,
“During the NRC and SDP era, there existed
true nationalism and brotherhood. Northern
NRC politicians will under no circumstance
undermine their party for any parochial reason.
Also neither will a Southern NRC politician,
under any circumstance betray their party.
“Abiola was a Yoruba man, yet those of us
who were Yorubas in the NRC never once
thought of voting for him.
“The commitment in the North was even more
profound. Even the Northern SDP rejected a
distinguished successful Kano born
Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, and
voted for a Southern Yoruba muslim candidate.
Worse than that, both Abiola and his running
mate, Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe were muslims.
Yet, it did not matter.?
“Today, political parties have lost their
importance and identities. Once the candidate
is Northern, his party is immaterial, all
Northerners irrespective of their professed
party affiliations will vote for him.
“This is the major reason why there has been
a total absence of opposition in the country in
the last two years, and may probably be
responsible for the polarization and sharp
ethnic divisions we are currently witnessing in
the country.
“In the east, there is intense anger and loud
call for secession, in the south-south, there is
absolute indignation and very resolute demand
for total control of their resources, while the
south-west is bellicose and hell bent on true
federalism and restructuring which many
prominent Northerners openly oppose for good
or for bad.
“Under these circumstances, political parties
have lost their flavor and relevance.Certainly, a
party like my former party, PDP has no future
in the evolving Nigerian Political Circus.?
“This political confusion has percolate to the
states, Ogun state being one of the worst hit.
“The leadership of the party has been
irredeemably fictionalized for nearly a decade.
Presently it is divided broadly into two major
factions. One headed by Hon Ladi Adebutu
and the other by Senator Buruji Kashamu.
“Unfortunately I do not fit into either group.
Hence it becomes extremely difficult for me to
operate as a politician under the PDP umbrella
in the state. Yet, all politics is local.
“The situation in the country may in the
nearest future require that matured men of
goodwill standby to play a unifying role for
political stability of the country. My
membership of PDP may directly or indirectly
preclude me from gratifying such noble and
patriotic desire.
“Undeniably, I have been one of the major
beneficiaries (not financially) of the PDP. But
for a fact, the PDP and the APC are political
platforms that have now expired or in the
process of being so.
“Therefore, no matter my commitment and
passion for this great party, the PDP, it has
become menopausal and can no longer bear
fruits.?
“I have therefore decided to withdraw a bit
and study the political situation more critically
and thereafter take a decision soonest on my
next political move.
“I will miss my friends, associates and co-
travelers on this tortuous political journey and
adventure. However, it is also still possible
that our paths cross in the nearest future,
which will be a delight.
“But in spite of my stated pessimism, I
sincerely express my best wishes to the more
courageous party faithfuls who I am leaving
behind, and I also pray for God’s guidance for
them.
“For how far I have gone, I remain eternally
grateful to Almighty God and Jesus Christ my
savior, to whom ALL powers belong. If it is His
will that I still play a role in National Politics in
future, then most certainly, and by His grace, I
WILL BE BACK.”