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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Debo Ologunagba, has said the party was never in Internal Care Unit, ICU.<\/p>\n

Ologunagba made this statement on Wednesday, when he appeared as a guest in an interview programme on Arise Television.<\/p>\n

According to him, PDP remains strong, united, and prepared for its national convention scheduled for November in Ibadan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Peoples Democratic Party is about the Peoples Democratic Party, and no one individual is above that party, and no one individual owns that party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP was never in ICU. Do we have challenges? Yes, we do. Just like every human organisation or every human being, we do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The spokesman also disclosure that the party was correcting past mistakes after undergoing a post-mortem review of the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n

Ologunagba boasted that the PDP remained the only true alternative for Nigerians, citing its nationwide presence.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Debo Ologunagba, has said the party was never in Internal Care Unit, ICU. Ologunagba made this statement on Wednesday, when he appeared as a guest in an interview programme on Arise Television. 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