By Efe Igbinosa
As we await the decision of the Apex court with bated breath over the Edo state PDP Imbroglio, it is important for members of PDP in Edo state to ponder their path carefully. Providence gave us a golden opportunity during the last guber election of 2020 to govern Edo state again after so many years of missrule under the APC. But what have we done with it? We have frittered it away carelessly with unnecessary and unwarranted infighting, which in my own opinion was largely due to selfishness and lack of foresight amongst leaders.
Whether we see it or not, we have an opportunity to close ranks after the Supreme Court decision, regardless of which way it sways. We must show the true spirit and commitment of PDP and come together to work for all PDP candidates, from House of Assembly, Representatives as well as the Senate. No faction should be deluded to even conceive the thoughts that they can win it alone. Politics is played with numbers and as it stands, the PDP is too divided in the state for any faction to jubilate after the Supreme Court verdict. The verdict should be a call for a genuine and total reconciliation that is not only visible by the words of our mouth but also by our deeds.
We cannot afford to fail in this final reconciliation otherwise, it will have a far reaching negative effect that could make us lose all the seats at both the state and federal level. It is also capable of putting our 2024 guber election in total jeopardy. To put it in a more simpler way; the PDP in Edo state could become extinct, especially with the rise of Labour Party in the state, because of the emergence of Peter Obi. PDP and APC are no longer tolerated or heard in any political discussion amongst Nigerians seeking true change. And if PDP fails in Edo, people are going to look back and wonder what manner of leaders were in the party, but history will quickly single out Governor Godwin Obaseki as a man who lacked the capacity to unite both his old and new houses. It won't be long and we would see if Edo state PDP will be fully forged in the crucible of the moment or it will finally fall apart.
Efe Igbinosa writes from Abuja.
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