“I Doubt If Rivers Will Be Under The Control of The PDP In 2027 – Wabara

Senator Adolphus Wabara, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, BoT, has expressed doubts if the PDP will continue to be the ruling Party in Rivers State in 2027.

Wabara expressed this fear and doubt in an interview with The Vanguard on Sunday while reacting to last Saturday’s local government election in Rivers State, saying the PDP has lost the state.

Senator Wabara attributed the party’s failure to self-destruction, insisting that the party is responsible for its fate as it ignored wise counsel over the political crisis in the state.
He expressed sadness that the ruling PDP which had held sway in the state since 1999, lost the grassroots to a little-known party due to an avoidable feud.

“This is the first of its kind in the history of LG elections in recent times where the ruling party, and party of the governor lost the grassroots structure.

“Politics is local but in this case, the PDP has shot itself in the leg. If we look deeper, it means that technically and literally, PDP has lost Rivers State.

“I doubt if Rivers will be under the control of the PDP in 2027. We have really shot ourselves in the leg.”
He expressed concern over the fate of PDP in Rivers, regretting that the wise counsel by elders of the party concerning the crisis in the state chapter of the party, was ignored.

“We saw this coming and we warned the players but instead of heeding our advice, some of us were called names and castigated. Today, we all have seen the result.

“It’s a big lesson for all that we must respect internal democracy and party supremacy. Impunity has no place in democracy. We must learn to resolve our differences internally.”

Wabara added that the PDP must learn from the results of the local government election in Rivers State and take necessary precautions in 2027.

He said: “I think we have learnt the hard way but it’s not too late yet. We can’t afford to lose Rivers State completely.

“I, therefore, call on all the players in the Rivers political crisis to sheathe their swords. Let’s go back and resolve as a family, so we can come out stronger in 2027.”