A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Murtala Adamu Kimba, has blamed the defeat of the party in the last Presidential election on the internal crisis within the party.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Kimba said the losses incurred during the ward congresses and primaries of the party where some of the stakeholders were side-lined because of interest of party leaders also contributed to the defeat.
He said the defeat of PDP was foretold when persons like Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Peter Obi left the party and even the G-5 Governors started their agitation and the leadership of the party failed to bring them back on board.
He said: “When the party zoned the position of the Deputy National Chairman North to Kano, Katsina and Jigawa, the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal wanted to put his own person because of his ambition to be president and get the ticket of the party.
“The problem of who will be in charge led to the crisis and the former Kano Governor left. During the presidential Primaries he also stepped down for the eventual winner Atiku Abubakar and some of the aspirants including Governor Wike was not happy a development that led to the formation of G-5 Governors.
