PDP not dead, critics still obsessed with us – Ologunagba

By Lateef Ibrahim

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, has dismissed claims that the opposition party is dead, insisting that critics are only proving its relevance by constantly talking about it.
Ologunagba revealed this while speaking on Channels TV monitored in Abuja.
According to him, those spreading the narrative of PDP’s demise are the same people who cannot stop monitoring the party’s activities.
“If PDP is dead as they claim, why are they still obsessed with us? Why do they keep talking about us every day? It only shows the PDP remains the main party to beat,” he stated.
According to him, PDP cannot be described as a “failed party” simply because it has lost elections in the past.
“Failure? Failure of what? The PDP is not a failed party. What we are experiencing are defections largely induced by intimidation and harassment from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
“What is happening is intimidation and coercion by the APC to lure members away,” he said.
When asked whether Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, could emerge as the party’s presidential candidate, Ologunagba said Makinde is qualified but noted that the PDP would present its strongest option for 2027.
“Is he qualified? Yes. But the PDP will put forward its best candidate, someone who can defeat the APC in the 2027 elections,” he stated.
He maintained that the PDP is stable and focused on rebuilding, stressing that the party is already making preparations for its special convention in Ibadan.