Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reiterated his stance that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now “dead” as it continues to tackle its internal crisis.

Fayose made the bold claim on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, November 11, after the mass exodus of key figures and their inability to resolve its internal dispute.

Recall that the party has lost four serving governors, including Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Peter Mbah (Enugu), to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections.

The conflict between acting National Chairman Umar Damagum and National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu deepened the division, with both camps suspending each other’s loyalists.

In July, a former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, resigned from the PDP, citing irreconcilable differences.

“A year ago, I said the PDP is in trouble, and if you don’t find that solution on time, the party will be dead, and the party is dead now.

“Now, the party is dead. Again, I have to tell the hard truth: PDP is in trouble; the trouble has gone bad, and they are in comatose,” he stated on Tuesday.

He stated that the PDP had been in decline for years but failed to act in time and that the defection of many prominent members reflected the depth of the PDP’s crisis.

“I’ve told Nigerians the challenges confronting a party whose big heads and players have jumped out of the water. That clearly shows you the challenge of the PDP. Who is going to save Jerusalem when the people who are supposed to save Jerusalem have jumped out of the water?” he asked.

His comments also come after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had restrained the PDP from holding its convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State.