Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no longer exists as a viable political force, saying internal crises, poor leadership, and widespread defections have rendered it “dead.”
Speaking during an interview on Politics Today aired on Channels Television on Tuesday, November 11, Fayose said the party had failed to act on early warning signs and had now lost its relevance in national politics.
“A year ago, I said the PDP is in trouble, and if you don’t find that solution on time, the party will be dead, and the party is dead now,” Fayose stated.
He added, “Now, the party is dead. Again, I have to tell the hard truth: PDP is in trouble; the trouble has gone bad, and they are in comatose.”
According to the former governor, the defection of key members and lack of cohesion within the party signalled its total collapse.
“I’ve told Nigerians the challenges confronting a party whose big heads and players have jumped out of the water.
“That clearly shows you the challenge of the PDP. Who is going to save Jerusalem when the people who are supposed to save Jerusalem have jumped out of the water?” he asked.
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His remarks came shortly after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja stopped the PDP from going ahead with its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The court’s decision followed a suit filed by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who claimed he was unlawfully denied access to the nomination form for the chairmanship position.
Justice Lifu ruled that the party breached legal procedures by failing to publish a convention timetable and warned that such disregard for the law could “lead to anarchy.” The judge ordered that the convention be suspended until all statutory conditions were met.
Fayose criticised the Oyo State High Court for allowing the PDP to proceed with preparations for the convention despite the federal court’s restraining order.
“Have you ever had in the judicial system that the state high court will hold a brief and say that they are representing the court of appeal, no matter how bad the case,” he queried.
He added, “The judge in Oyo has now sat on an appeal of a Federal High Court. When has a state court become an appellate court?”
The former governor described the situation as a “judicial overreach” and warned that it could worsen the party’s legal and political