The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has accused the leadership of the opposition party of destroying it.
Mr Melaye, specifically accused three national officers – acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun; National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, of destroying the party.
“End of the road for PDP as Damagun, Bature and Anyanwu irredeemably destroyed the party. We will talk about the commercialisation and privatisation of PDP. PDP is now once upon a time,” he said in a post on his X handle on Saturday.
Besides being the PDP flagbearer in last year’s election, Mr Melaye had served as the senator for the Kogi West Senatorial District on the ticket of the PDP.
He also represented the Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency in the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011 on the party’s platform.
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