Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against repeating the missteps that led to its defeat in the 2023 general elections, particularly its failure to zone the presidential ticket.
Speaking during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT), Senator Moro responded to concerns raised by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who cautioned that the PDP could face a more catastrophic defeat in 2027 if it fails to zone its presidential ticket to the South.
Describing such warnings as “assumptions,”;; Senator Moro nonetheless acknowledged their significance, particularly considering Wike’s influential role in the formation of the G5 governors, a group that had opposed the party’s 2023 zoning arrangement.
“Those are assumptions. But coming from the minister who played a key role in the formation of the G5, I am sure the party will take serious political note of that warning,”;; Moro said.
The Senate Minority Leader stressed the need for the PDP to reflect on its past mistakes, warning that the party cannot afford to continue down the same path and expect different results.
“There’s no doubt that if the PDP continues to make the same mistakes that presumably led to our current predicament, the outcome will likely be the same,”;; he stated.
Quoting Albert Einstein, Moro noted, “We cannot keep doing the same thing the same way and expect different results,”;; adding that failure to learn from history could have dire consequences for the party.
“I believe the PDP should take that warning seriously, regardless of who it’s coming from and make the necessary corrections to ensure that past mistakes are not repeated. As the saying goes, ‘Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.’”;;
