Who We Are?

How it Started

The state of the nation prior to 1998 could well be described as near comatose. The human rights record of the military administration was appalling. The nation’s economy was on a steady slide to a disastrous perdition. There was near hopelessness and uncertainty. In the political terrain, the nation was served with strange concoctions that would have ultimately led to national suicide.

In the international arena, Nigeria which once stood tall as the giant of Africa was reduced to an inconsequential midget with the suffocating tag of a pariah nation tightening round her neck. Hitherto brave men and women became cowards overnight, groveling at the throne of the one who had wished to become the absolute emperor of Nigeria.

During the Governorship elections, the number of states PDP won rose from 21 to 28 states. The remarkable feat in this election was the party’s victory in five out of the six South Western states which were under the firm grip of the AD.

In the National Assembly, the PDP won 70% of Senatorial seats while the ANPP won 24%. The AD shrunk to 6%. In the House of Representatives, the PDP won 61%.

In summary, the PDP was formed in stages. The first stage was G-7, then G-18, then G-34 and then the PDP. This is how it all began.

The Triumph of PDP

Despite all these stringent criteria, the PDP emerged tops. The INEC verification team observed that the PDP was firmly established in virtually all the wards of the federation. In the Local Government Polls, the PDP won 471 out of the 774 LGAs and won in 28 of the 36 states and the FCT.

Thus, the ground work for the emergence of the PDP as the most popular and largest political party in the history of Nigeria was achieved. The party not only had presence in every locality, it also was ahead of its competitors in the thrust of campaigns.During the governorship elections which held in January 1999, the PDP won in 21 states, the All Peoples Party (APP) won in 9 states while the Alliance for Democracy (AD) won only 6 states.

Our Core Values

In the countdown to democratic rule, the Peoples Democratic Party between the 13^th and 14^th of February, 1999, in Jos Plateau, State held its Presidential Nomination Convention.