Here are the lessons we drew from the just concluded national convention of the PDP. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has just concluded its national convention.Here are the seven things we learnt from the elective national convention of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party….1. Southwest is marginalised caucus within PDPOf the nine candidates who vied for the position of chairman of the PDP, seven hailed from the geopolitical Southwest zone. Just hours before the convention however, six of the Southwest candidates had withdrawn from the race, citing non-transparency, flouting of the party’s zoning formula and plans to rig the vote in favour of the eventual winner, Uche Secondus. Months before this convention, there was a gentleman’s agreement within the PDP ceding the position of Chairman to the Southwest.However, Jimi Agbaje, Bode George, Rasheed Ladoja, Gbenga Daniel announced their withdrawal when it became clear they wouldn’t be getting the support of the most powerful blocs within the party.
