Nigeria: PDP exhibiting ‘last kick of a dying horse’ – Fani-Kayode By Iro Dan Fulani

Fani-Kayode dismisses Jonathan's commitment to fighting Boko Haram
An All Peoples Congress, APC, chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, said the recent actions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over the political misfortunes affecting the party signified the 'last kick of a dying horse.'
Mr. Fani-Kayode told journalists in Yola that the PDP was a sinking ship that would sink forever, come 2015.
"PDP is dying. Every day the party is dying and they are behaving like a chicken whose head has been cut off and is just flapping pa-pa-pa. This is the last kick of a dying horse," Mr. Fani-Kayode said.
Mr. Fani-Kayode said the PDP had become disillusioned following the loss of five governors and the looming loss of four more alongside senators and House of Representative members. He said this made the ruling party to resort to threats of arresting members of the opposition for treason simply because of a call for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The former minister described Mr. Jonathan's response to an open letter by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, as shallow. He pointed out that serious issues had been raised in Mr. Obasanjo's letter that needed to be addressed by the presidency, particularly the issue of training snipers.
"This is not a joking matter. It is not a matter of rhetoric or something to be swept under the carpet with ordinary denial. It is a very serious allegation as people are marked for assassination. We want a commitment from the President that he would retrace his steps and ensure Nigeria does not go over the brink.
"I also want to say this is a very serious thing and I say it with all sense of responsibility; it would be the gravest mistake on his part or the part of anybody within the PDP or the leadership of this government to try to effect any sinister plan of eliminating anybody within the opposition," Mr. Fani-Kayode warned.
He also dismissed the administration's "commitment" to fighting Boko Haram, saying the present situation where the insurgents were attacking army formations in spite of the state of emergency showed the weakness of the administration.
Mr. Fani-Kayode, who was in Yola for the Christmas with former presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, described Adamawa as an exemplary state where Muslims and Christians were living peacefully.
He also lauded the state governor, Murtala Nyako, for ensuring peaceful co-existence among the diverse people of the state.
He described Mr. Nyako's defection to APC with four other governors as a welcome development saying the measure would not only ensure smooth victory for APC in the affected state but at the national level.