Criticisms against many political parties due to ignorance – YPP Chieftain

The criticism by some Nigerians against the registration of more political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections has been described as ignorance by a chieftain of one of the newly registered parties – Young Progressive Party (YPP), in Imo State, Hon Chief Damian Ogu.

Speaking with our reporter recently at the party’s secretariat in Owerri, Hon Ogu who is a former state legislator said more political parties are needed because a lot of credible people are short-changed by moneybags in the older political parties. According to him there is no provision of independent candidacy in the nation’s electoral laws and because of that there is need for more political space for less-financially privileged individuals to exercise their fundamental rights.

Hon Ogu advocated that for there to be few political parties in the nation, the president who is from the ruling political party should not be the one to appoint the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He stated that though people may query what has become of the many political parties already registered that are not functioning well, stressing that such political parties were registered by individuals without any sound ideologies.

Continuing, Hon Ogu who is the Chairman of YPP in Okigwe zone alleged that some of the already registered political parties were registered by ruling parties to enhance their political fortune, adding that a lot of the political space is controlled by moneybags who are not credible.

The YPP chieftain revealed that the newly registered political party has already penetrated the grassroots in Okigwe as they were holding meetings as an association even before the party was registered.

While boasting that if the elections are scheduled to hold tomorrow, the YPP will emerge victorious as they had already covered  50% grounds towards electoral victory, he revealed that many had defected the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties to the YPP.