• PDP overlord retreats into shell in the wake of shameful defeat
When failure snuck up on Chris Uba, it crept under his skin, onto his back and wrapped its slimy hands around his rib cage. In its vice grip, Chris Uba cannot breathe. The ex-People’s Democratic Party (PDP) godfather is in serious need of a CPR. Ever since the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gave him and his party the bloody eye, Uba has been inconsolable. His party’s failure at last year’s general elections presents a very hard emotional hurdle for him to overcome. It means the end of his party and his political adventure. It means a creased brow, fidgety soul and knotted stomach. It means humiliation and admission of defeat. This has led to the humbling of Chris Uba. And this is quite unlike him.
The controversial political godfather, since his party’s ouster, has not given the media any reason to get busy. It would be recalled that the Anambra-born politician was once the pivot on which the axle of the PDP rotated. Endowed with the confidence of 10 kings and the panegyric that accompanies their appearances, the PDP caught cold each time he sneezed.
Since the dramatic defeat of the PDP by the APC in last year’s general election, however, the controversial politician has recoiled into his shell. Some people say he is still licking the wounds the elections left on his ego, while others say he has only taken a retreat to strategise for a comeback. Or have you heard about him lately?
