One of the governorship aspirants on the the platform of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State and the youngest, Moses Siasia,
has chided his party, regretting that young people have no future in its
fold.
The 35 year-old Chairman of multi-billion naira business
empire, Mosilo Group, in a statement, said the leadership of the PDP in
Bayelsa has isolated him because he chose to champion the cause of the
youths.
“I always wanted to see a PDP that will transform into
modern day realities and a party that places high premium on youths who
are the engine room of any nation but the more I pushed for youth
inclusion in all affairs of the party, the more I was isolated. There
was always greater emphasis on money politics rather than ideological
prospects. I have carefully watched over the years and have come to the
painful conclusion that the PDP is not ready to change its old ways of
imposition, godfatherism and gangsterism,” he noted in the statement.
The statement reads: “For many years now, I have been actively
involved in supporting successive governments in my beloved country
Nigeria. I have always believed that every citizen needs to support
their government for such government to succeed which was why I
supported the governments of late President Umaru Musa Yaradua and that
of Goodluck Jonathan. I had thought that by supporting these two
governments, I would have fulfilled my patriotic duties as a citizen of
my country. I have continuously done my best through my various
contributions towards governance in Nigeria through my organization Nigerian Young Professional Forum (NYPF).
“I joined the PDP when
one of my overzealous cousins went to my ward to talk about registering
me there. I later found the idea to be a very good one and was excited
about the whole idea of party politics and making a difference.
“I
continued to be actively involved in party politics from 2013 till date
and the more I got involved in the politics of the party, the more
discouraged I became. I saw that so many things were not been done
properly and I always wanted to advice and make corrections but the more
vocal I became, the more they isolated me, may be because they felt I
was a threat to the business as usual way of doing things. I always
wanted to see a PDP that will transform into modern day realities and a
party that places high premium on the YOUTH who are the engine room of
any nation but the more I pushed for youth inclusion in all affairs of
the party, the more I was isolated. There was always greater emphasis on
money politic rather than ideological prospects.
“I have
carefully watched over the years and have come to the painful conclusion
that the PDP is not ready to change its old ways of imposition,
godfatherism and gangsterism.
“After
the elections, it became very obvious and clear that Nigerians had
rejected the PDP because they were tired of seeing the same old faces
doing the same thing for 16years. Faces that the people were convinced
are corrupt and cant bring the desired change to the people. The people
wanted new faces and something new.
“The PDP had a clear chance of
redeeming its image in the eyes of the Nigerian people by injecting
fresh ideas and fresh faces which would have automatically rebranded the
party and restore confidence in the party. I had presented myself to
the party on many occasions urging them to use me as that face with a
perfect case for Bayelsa State but the party has failed to take
advantage of this great opportunity.
“The PDP had every
opportunity to rebrand and rediscover itself after its defeat at the
just concluded general election but I can now see they do not wish to
change or evolve.
“I, have, therefore, today the 22nd of August
decided to leave the party for ideological reasons. I can no longer stay
on in the party because they do not have respect for my generation or
me. I have nothing personal with the party and will continue to respect
her but I think young people have no future in the party”, Siasia said.
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