Former Bayelsa State governor and senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has delivered one of his most scathing assessments yet of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing its leaders—particularly governors—of arrogance, entitlement and serial leadership failures that have pushed the once-dominant party to the brink ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking against the backdrop of Nigeria’s deepening political and economic crisis, Dickson said anxiety over the country’s direction has been worsened by the unresolved internal implosion within the PDP, which he described as avoidable and self-inflicted.
According to him, the party’s prolonged crisis reflects “a lack of leadership and failure of leadership” by successive national working committees and PDP governors who, he said, routinely take unilateral strategic decisions without consultation, only to later scramble for bailouts when those decisions backfire.
“The PDP is not in a good position right now,” Dickson said bluntly. “Quite frankly, the leaders of PDP have messed up completely.
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