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September 13, 2025 by Jide Babalola

Lingering grievances and frictions may cost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the 2027 presidential elections if they remain unresolved, the party’s National Legal Adviser, Alhaji Kamaldeen Ajibade has warned.
At the PDP National Restoration Movement National Summit in Abuja where Ajibade gave the warning yesterday, the group’s National President, Mr. Joseph Onuoha emphasised the need for party stakeholders to set aside all grievances and embrace reconciliation and unity.
Onuoha who expressed hopes that the PDP will continue the trend of good Federal Capital Territory outings in the forthcoming area councils’ election also said that if well harnessed, PDP’s structures across the thirty-six states and the FCT can become strong enough to ensure victory in 2027.
Ajibade, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who is a member of PDP’s National Working Committee noted PDP stakeholders’ deep concern that frictions that linger quietly under the surface may blow up into a storm and weaken PDP, even before the 2027 elections.
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He pointed out that under PDP federal administrations, Nigeria’s democracy was very stable while there were also very laudable achievements such as the introduction of various reforms in telecommunications, banking, pensions and government transparency.
“A house divided against itself cannot stand; a divided PDP cannot win elections.
“Unity requires sacrifice: we must place Nigeria above personal ambition.
“Ambition is not a sin, but when ambition threatens the core values and existence of the party we have all built, it becomes destructive.
“A fractured PDP cannot heal a fractured nation;it is only when we restore internal harmony and democracy that we can credibly present ourselves as the alternative Nigeria desperately seeks.”
According to Ajibade, restoration of peace and harmony within the PDP will significantly boost the party’s chances in the 2027 general elections and enhance Nigerians’ confidence in the country’s future.