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

Abubakar stated this while receiving a chieftain of the party, Chief 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.

“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 really face the governance.

“It would have been enough to perform your role in giving a credible opposition which I am afraid you have not done.

“You being one of the major parties in Nigeria and found yourself in opposition; since you did not perform that function, the smaller parties also found themselves in this way.

“I am happy now you are waking up and I hope this is the end of acrimony within your party.

“You will now come and build formidable party that will play the role of opposition,” Abubakar said.