Former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a state of terminal comatose with no sign of political survival in sight.

Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, on Sunday, Fayose said that the party has lost its soul and direction with some of the leaders and the current National Working Committee (NWC) acting as “undertakers” presiding over its burial.

The former Governor lamented that the opposition PDP, which once ruled Nigeria for 16 years, has become a shadow of itself due to internal crises, leadership failure, lack of ideological focus as well as selfish interest.

He expressed utter disappointment that the party’s current political trajectory offers no glimmer of hope for political revival in view of the collateral damages allegedly done on PDP by Damagum and his cohorts.

“There is no hope of PDP coming back for now. Even the captains of the ship are jumping from one bed to another. Who will hold the party together? The current NWC are undertakers who have come to bury the PDP. The Governors are leaving, leaders are defecting. Where are the pillars holding the party?”

He likened the party’s condition to that of a patient on life support, insisting that only radical surgical intervention could restore life to opposition PDP and save it from total collapse.

Fayose, however, expressed doubt about any immediate recovery, saying that the signs were not encouraging as those at the helm of affairs appeared indifferent to the party’s worsening condition.

“The PDP is in comatose, under intensive life support. Until someone responds to treatment, you can’t say there’s hope. But as it is now, there’s no sign of life,” he said.

He explained the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, and the emergence of Alhaji Mohammed Abdurahman as the acting chairman represent another phase in the PDP’s crisis, warning that unless the new leadership moves swiftly to reconcile warring factions, PDP risks sliding into permanent political irrelevance.

He accused Damagum of manipulating his way into office and running the party aground, describing his suspension as “long overdue and good riddance to bad rubbish”.

“Damagum caused so much confusion everywhere. He was incompetent and manipulated the process to become chairman. His suspension is in order, and I can assure you that he will go the way of Iyorchia Ayu,” Fayose said.

The former Governor commended the emergence of Abdurahman, urging him to act quickly to by uniting the aggrieved members, conducting state congresses as ordered by the courts, and organised national convention in strict compliance with party constitution.

“The party needs a leader who can reunite everybody at this particular time.

You never can tell. You can find a doctor in Abdurahman who is willing to turn the table around for the party. But as it stands, the PDP is in terminal comatose without hope of survival.”

Fayose dismissed the ongoing blame game within the party, stressing that the era of apportioning blames and trading accusations should give way to sincere efforts at rebuilding.

The ex-Governor maintained that rather than apportioning blame, genuine and committed leaders of the PDP should focus their energy on reviving the party and restoring its lost glory.

“The problem has gone beyond who caused it. Even our presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 2023 have left the party. Governors have left. What is left is the carcass of the dead body of a dead man,” he lamented. (The Nation)