A former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not properly played credible opposition role in the current politics and governance in the country.

Mr. Abubakar, a retired army general, stated this while receiving a chieftain of the party, Raymond Dokpesi, who visited him in his residence in Minna on Thursday.

He challenged PDP to assume proper opposition role, saying though no political party could remain in power forever, the main purpose of any party, whether in governance or in opposition, was to serve the people.

He said while party in governance held the “shots’’, the opposition “check`s the shots being fired to ensure that the right thing is done,’’ adding that the party should be driving force of governance.


“I must say it is very sad that you have not played your role properly in opposition,” Mr. Abubakar said.

“May be you are suffering from the shock of defeat, but I thought that at least six months down the line will have been enough to come out of the shock, to