A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Jerry Gana, has said that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, would outperform any political contender in Nigeria’s northern states if he returned to the PDP.
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Wednesday, Gana stated, “I’m a researcher, and I research opinions. In the northern states, Peter Obi under the PDP will defeat any candidate, because our people are very fair‑minded.”
Peter Obi left the PDP in May 2022 to contest the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party.
Reflecting on the party’s history, Gana emphasised the PDP’s grassroots strength and its vital role in Nigeria’s return to democratic rule. “I must confess that many people have forgotten that the PDP was created as a grassroots organisation. In 1998, we were formed and then, moving to the elections in 1999, we were in every polling unit, because we are the ones who really won the first election.
“Many people have forgotten that the PDP won most of the local governments. When it came to the presidential elections, we won the presidency, we won the Senate, and we won the House. We were totally in control, and that is why we were very delighted that we restored democracy to Nigeria and re‑established civil rule,” he added.
He further stressed that the PDP’s founding ideology was centred on empowering citizens, saying, “That’s why when we said ‘power to the people’, we meant it.”
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