A youth group, Rethink Nigeria, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to field young candidates for the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.
The group, which is sympathetic to PDP, argued that the former ruling party is in need of redemption after losing the 2015 election.
“Many Nigerians see the party as that of looters and old crooks not to be trusted. The massive onslaught against the party by the new ruling party, APC is another factor responsible for the poor perception about the PDP,” the group said in a statement.
According to it, there is an urgent need for PDP to be rebranded, suggesting that its National Working Committee, NWC, “has woken to the reality that Nigerians will no longer trust the same old politicians within its fold and as such they must evolve new ways to communicate, reach-out and get the support of the Nigerian people, by strategically positioning young people with good name to become the new faces of the party”.
Suggesting that former president, Goodluck Jonathan is in support of the move, the group said young party members will be elected into its Board of Trustees and NWC at next year’s Extraordinary Congress Election when new officials of the party are to be elected.
“One of the greatest challenges the PDP has always had is the issue of imposition of candidates on the party which makes it impossible for young party members to secure party tickets or even have the courage to contest for elective positions. With the new development within the party, more young people will be able to contest for elective positions within the party”, it said.
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