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Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday May 21, held its party convention in Port Harcourt with the fall out generating a lot of controversies.
The removal of the party’s executive committee led by Ali Modu Sheriff was the highlight of the convention as Sheriff is presently fighting tooth and nails to retain the post. The party now appears to have been split into three factions at the moment with Ali Modu Sheriff, Ibrahim Mantu and Senator Makarfi all staking a claim to its chairmanship.
To cap it all, the party’s change of slogan from PDP ‘Power’ to PDP ‘Change the Change’ was met with disdain as twitter users slammed the party for what they considered a ridiculous attempt to counter the ruling APC’s change mantra that worked for them.
Read below, what Nigerians are saying about the PDP right now…
who is the legal national pdp caretaker chairman out of these three men: sherif, makarfi and ibrahim mantus
— usman m. lawal (@usmanmlawal1) May 23, 2016
@Omojuwa Who’s the “Authentic” PDP National Chairman? pic.twitter.com/dEn9n2egho
— Jimoh Adams (@JimleeAdams) May 23, 2016
Now that Sheriff, Mantu/Adeniran, Makarfi & the Chair of BOT are all simultaneously leaders of new HYDRA-HEADED #PDP any opposition to APC?
— Jibrin Ibrahim (@JibrinIbrahim17) May 23, 2016
At least now we are sure that PDP is done as a brand.
— ㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@SELVSSIE) May 23, 2016
A new drama series on Telemundo. Starring Wike,Sheriff & a host of top actors to hit ur tv screen. La PDP Convensiuo WATCH OUT @Ayourb
— Justice Chigonum (@Jayoneyz) May 23, 2016
So the PDP slogan is Change the change. If they win now, APC will metamorphous to Change the change that changed our change.
— The Great Wangsby (@PololisWang) May 23, 2016
The bane of pdp was money politics, it also made the electorates have more confidence in the pockets than the characters of the candidates.
— mista Xto 2 (@Mrxto) May 23, 2016
Tell me how PMB wouldn’t succeed in selling Nigeria. Very useless opposition in PDP and NLC
— KLOPP4KOP (@Walexy11) May 23, 2016
Loool. Change the change. PDP are stupid Yo
— Ahmed Rufai Isah (@Sir_Ruffy) May 23, 2016
No more PDP power its now PDP;Change the change!
— KaRaYe II (@Eminent_karaye) May 23, 2016
When God decides to FIGHT your enemies on your behalf, what you will see is the commotion in the PDP…….Change the Change ????????????????????
— Tunde Eneji (@iameneji) May 23, 2016
PDP as presently constituted can not ‘change the change’
— Moyosade Adesibikan (@moyosade) May 23, 2016
APC 2015: Change
PDP 2016: Change the Change
APC 2019: Change the Changing of Change
PDP 2020: Change the Change that Change Changing— Femi Lee (@femscie) May 23, 2016
This PDP’s new slogan: ‘Change The Change’ is rather comical! What a time to be alive! The baba doing juju for APC is damn good! Lol!
— Brighten My Day (@davisKINGinc) May 23, 2016
This PDP’s new slogan: ‘Change The Change’ is rather comical! What a time to be alive! The baba doing juju for APC is damn good! Lol!
— Brighten My Day (@davisKINGinc) May 23, 2016
Change the change pdp is a confused party with bunch of thieves. The party is dead long time ago pdp r.i.p
— oladipo (@Oladipodz) May 22, 2016
Which faction of the PDP will now “Change the Change?”.
— abdulmalik (@_abdool__) May 22, 2016
Well walahi PDP has Lost it. Their new slogan happens to be “Change the Change”. Lol. Nothing better to do with the brains they have. #SMH
— §hubeeXL (@Official_KSwift) May 22, 2016
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