Tinubu reveals political strategies that led to PDP’s downfall in 2015; explains meaning of APC broom ~ Zeniths Blog

Tinubu reveals political strategies that led to PDP’s downfall in 2015; explains meaning of APC broom

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who is national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed the strategies put in place to oust the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from power in 2015.

The PDP which has been the dominant party in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999 lost the presidency and the majority positions in the National Assembly to the then main opposition party, APC.

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Daily Post reports that Tinubu spoke on the theme Strategic Leadership: “My political Experiences”, at the 25th Course of the National Defence College in Abuja on Wednesday, January 25.

He said the APC had to devise several strategies to win in 2015 as Nigerians were clamouring for change and one of them was not to contest as separate parties.

He said: “We had tried that path before; it led to defeat in 2011. A strategic rethink was needed, to attain the goal of ousting the PDP and placing Nigeria on the road to progressive governance. The strategic linchpin would be the merger of opposition parties.

“Time is inadequate to recount the complex journey toward the merger. My firm position was that only a merger would work. Anything short of that would disintegrate due to a combination of PDP enticement and the internal pressures arising from the strong

identification of many politicians with their legacy parties. An ad-hoc alliance would be put asunder by these factors.

“Our push for a merger of the old parties into a new entity carried the day. We would join hands to form a collective identity. The CPC and my party, ACN, ANPP along with progressive elements of the APGA formed the party. Key elements of the PDP would later join. For this amalgamation to work, it had to be more than an anti-PDP gathering. It had to present a genuine and positive message that spoke to people’s hopes and aspirations.”

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“We developed the theme of change as our strategic message. The broom became an apt party symbol. We would sweep out the old, sweep in the new and work hard towards prosperity for our country.

“We fashioned a tripartite campaign and strategy message – security, economy and corruption. We would drive these three messages home as if with military artillery. However, we have only our leadership and strategic hammer.”

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