Moses Siasia leaves PDP, says ‘young people have no future in the party’

 The youngest governorship aspirant in Bayelsa state,
Moses Siasia has dumped the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, regretting that young people have no
future in the party.
The 35 year-old Chairman of multi-billion naira
business empire, Mosilo Group, in a statement,
stressed that the leadership of the PDP in Bayelsa
has isolated him because he chose to champion the
cause of the youths.
“I always wanted to see a PDP that will transform into
modern day realities and a party that places high
premium on the YOUTH who are the engine room of
any nation but the more I pushed for youth inclusion
in all affairs of the party, the more I was isolated.
There was always greater emphasis on money politic
rather than ideological prospects. I have carefully
watched over the years and have come to the painful
conclusion that the PDP is not ready to change its old
ways of imposition, godfatherism and gangsterism,”
he noted in the statement.
Read full statement below:
For many years now, I have been actively involved in
supporting successive governments in my beloved
country Nigeria. I have always believed that every
citizen needs to support their government for such
government to succeed which was why I supported
the governments of late President Umaru Musa
Yaradua and that of Goodluck Jonathan. I had thought
that by supporting these two governments, I would
have fulfilled my patriotic duties as a citizen of my
country. I have continuously done my best through
my various contributions towards governance in
Nigeria through my organization “Nigerian Young
Professional Forum (NYPF).
I joined the PDP when one of my overzealous cousins
went to my ward to talk about registering me there. I
later found the idea to be a very good one and was
excited about the whole idea of party politics and
making a difference.
I continued to be actively involved in party politics
from 2013 till date and the more I got involved in
the politics of the party, the more discouraged I
became. I saw that so many things were not been
done properly and I always wanted to advice and
make corrections but the more vocal I became, the
more they isolated me, may be because they felt I
was a threat to the business as usual way of doing
things. I always wanted to see a PDP that will
transform into modern day realities and a party that
places high premium on the YOUTH who are the
engine room of any nation but the more I pushed for
youth inclusion in all affairs of the party, the more I
was isolated. There was always greater emphasis on
money politic rather than ideological prospects.
I have carefully watched over the years and have
come to the painful conclusion that the PDP is not
ready to change its old ways of imposition,
godfatherism and gangsterism.
After the elections, it became very obvious and clear
that Nigerians had rejected the PDP because they
were tired of seeing the same old faces doing the
same thing for16years. Faces that the people were
convinced are corrupt and cant bring the desired
change to the people. The people wanted new faces
and something new.
The PDP had a clear chance of redeeming its image in
the eyes of the Nigerian people by injecting fresh
ideas and fresh faces which would have automatically
rebranded the party and restore confidence in the
party. I had presented myself to the party on many
occasions urging them to use me as that face with a
perfect case for Bayelsa State but the party has failed
to take advantage of this great opportunity.
The PDP had every opportunity to rebrand and
rediscover itself after its defeat at the just concluded
general election but I can now see they do not wish
to change or evolve.
I, have, therefore, today the 22nd of August decided
to leave the party for ideological reasons. I can no
longer stay on in the party because they do not have
respect for my generation or me. I have nothing
personal with the party and will continue to respect
her but I think young people have no future in the
party.