Date: 2014-11-21

Similar to weathering of rock, Kwara PDP is close to witnessing serious political attrition if necessary action is not deployed in to address the prevailing political tango within the party. If the party fails to manage the crisis within, it is likely to wait for another four years to realise her dream in the state.

It is no longer news how activities of some gubernatorial aspirants and party stakeholders are causing crisis within the party. Politics is a correlative game. Your calculation to win must be in correlation to seeing your opposition lose. The crisis is attestation to insincerity and lack of true patriotism for the state.

Subsequent to Bukola Saraki and his acolytes defection, the PDP was believed to uphold peoples' mandate with sincerity and honesty but conspiracy is now the order of the day. It needs to be noted that credible leaders emerges through credible systems. Internal democracy must be established and upheld within the party if the party’s objective is to bring an end to ‘Bukolistics’ era of imposition.

Moreover, it is important for the party to know that three political parties are in the contest, PDP, APC and ‘SLP’ (Saraki's Legacy party, established by Dr. Olushola Saraki). It would be very calamitous if individual differences aren't addressed prior to the primary election. I cannot see PDP triumph if by now incentives to woo, educate and convince those who believe only in SLP have not been put in action with just three months between the gubernatorial primaries and elections.

Politics is an intellectual game, many factors determine its outcome, the political party, credibility and political clout of candidates, party mercenaries etc. Bukola Saraki’s endorsement of Abdulfatah Ahmed is not an error but the best calculation which has given APC an edge.

With Kwara North is having 5 local governments with 58 wards, it means that APC is having 63 foot soldiers on ground. Kwara South has 7 local governments with 83 wards. Irrespective of the image of Governor Ahmed with Kwara Southerners, it will be an edge for him if PDP picks a candidate from other senatorial district. Seven LG chairmen and 83 councilors already doing the work for the party. Kwara Central has the least LGs and wards;  4 local government with 52 wards. It is true Kwara Central is the most populous but the crisis in Ilorin West if not resolved, will be a setback for Kwara PDP. Moreover, Ilorin East has 7 of its wards in rural areas and these are SLP strategic areas of winning election.

It is important as true members of the liberation team to consider all these and never allow the personal interest of any leader to shield our faces from reality. If we must win, we have to take the bull by the horns and voluntarily turn party canvassers. While they are busy with primary election, let us busy ourselves with sensitisation of people. If we fail to defeat Bukola Saraki and his acolytes now, we may need to wait for unspecified number of years.