leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took its
dominance of Nigerian politics for granted by allowing five of
its governors to defect to the opposition All Progressives
Congress.
In an interview with Vanguard, Governor Suswam said
despite the defection of the governors and the problems in
PDP, the party will not implode and that in the next few
months steps would be taken to ensure that the party wins
back Nigerians' confidence.
According to him, although it is unfortunate that the five
governors defected to the opposition, it is not time to brood
over the actions of the governors but to strategise on how to
reposition the party.
He said: "What has happened about the five governors
defecting to an opposition party is something that is very
unfortunate.
"It is something that should not have happened if we were
strategic enough. But it has happened, you can't cry over spilt
milk.
"What we need to do now is to strategise; that is my approach
to politics. When you have a situation like this, you strategise
by going back to the drawing board and you will be surprised
at what will happen.
"There is going to be a chain of events in a few months that
will clearly indicate that Nigerians will vote PDP come 2015.
I have no fears at all about that."
Suswam, who is believed to be one of the very close gover-
nors to President Goodluck Jonathan, admitted that never
before, since its formation, had PDP been wracked with such
profound problems."
He said: "The dimension of what is happening within the PDP
is different from what has happened in the past."
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