‘PDP will regain power in 2019,’ Says, Olisa Metuh

NATIONAL Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, on Friday said that the party is on course to regain power in 2019.

Metuh, who was let out of detention on bail on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), said in Abuja that the PDP has now overcome the initial trauma sparked by its defeat in last year’s elections.

Metuh, in a veiled reference to the struggle for the leadership of the party by different vested interests, said the “variance of voices” was a reflection of the PDP’s foundation of liberal democracy.

He spoke at a meeting of the party’s Publicity Directorate with some visiting parliamentarians from the United Kingdom, led by Mark Field, Member of Parliament and Chairman of International Office of the Conservative Party, and Colin Bloom, Director of Outreach-BCP.

The PDP, according to him, was confronted by serious challenges soon after it lost in the elections, culminating in the resignation of its National Chairman.

He said that every issue would be resolved by the party leadership by next week.

In his remark, Mr. Field advised the party to ensure that it does not trash its brand in the face of challenges.

He noted that while it is common for some party members to demand the removal of leaders after electoral defeat, care must be taken not to jeopardize institutional memory in the party.

“Never trash your brand no matter what the government of the day is saying about you,” he said.

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