Doyin Okupe, the PDP & the futility of compromise – by Femi Fani-Kayode

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    When I warned the Nigerian people about what the APC represented and that, if given power, they would be the most reactionary, repressive, vindictive, insensitive, vicious, thin-skinned, paranoid, divisive and, worse of all, incompetent government in the history of Nigeria no-one listened.

    When I told the people that the leaders of the APC were not only unfit to hold power but that they were also Nigeria’s local equivalent to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood no-one listened.

    When I warned the people that their initial plan was to field a Muslim/Muslim ticket for the 2015 presidential election (until public outrage killed the idea) no-one listened.

    When I told the people about the future implications of the dangerous sectarian seed that the APC was planting in our politics by openly encouraging Muslim clerics in the north to preach in the mosques that a vote for Jonathan was a vote for an “infidel” and when I pointed out the fact that all those that supported the PDP from the north would eventually be subjected to violence and persecution and labelled as “traitors”, “heretics” and “unbelievers” no-one listened.

    When I warned our people about the limitations of President Muhammadu Buhari and what he would do if trusted with power no-one listened.

    When I warned the PDP leadership and particularly our PDP governors and Board of Trustee members about the dangers of making Ali Modu Sheriff National Chairman of our party they would not listen.

    When I warned them to remove him immediately and not to let him stay as National Chairman for the three months that he asked for they would not listen.

    When I told them that the government would NOT allow the National Convention of …Read More

    Source:: Linda Ikeji Blog