Concerned leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a crucial meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, issuing a strongly worded communique that criticized both the internal decay of the party and the deteriorating state of the nation under the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.

The meeting, convened to address what participants described as the “disturbing condition” of the PDP, lamented the collapse of party discipline, vision, and leadership following the party’s loss in the 2023 presidential election and the exit of former National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.

According to the communique, the PDP has struggled to maintain its identity and constitutional order, with its structures weakened by internal power struggles and external interference allegedly orchestrated by the APC-led federal government using state institutions to destabilize democratic processes.

“The vision of the founding fathers has been eroded, and Nigeria—once a leader of the black race—is now a diminished country and an embarrassment on the world stage,” the statement read.

The leaders expressed deep concern over worsening national conditions, including insecurity, economic hardship, corruption, and political instability. They criticized the APC government as a \"disaster\" that must be voted out, accusing it of failing in all key areas of governance and reducing the quality of life for Nigerians to “hellish” levels.

In response to the crisis, the PDP leaders called for the formation of a broad-based national coalition of well-meaning party members and patriotic Nigerians dedicated to restoring national unity, democracy, security, economic stability, and good governance.

Key resolutions from the meeting include:

Encouraging all patriotic citizens and PDP members to join the emerging coalition.

Emphasizing unity among coalition partners on issues such as national security, democracy, the economy, and anti-corruption.

Urging coalition stakeholders to develop strategies to win future elections, tailored to local and national realities.

The communique concluded with a call to action, insisting that only a united and strategic coalition could rescue Nigeria from what it described as “the failed grip of the APC.”