 In the wake of the resignation of top members of the Opposition People's Democratic Party, analysts are reacting to the reasons and implications of this development as preparations ahead of 2023 draw close. Osari Gilmour reports. Seven deputy national officers of the opposition party resigned on Tuesday in protest against what they called poor leadership. The reasons for their resignation also seems to include the leadership style of the current party leader, Uche Secundus. The powers to remove elected political party, chairman of the political party, resides with the members of the party and therefore when you say Mr. Uche Secundus, it's not doing it because it has feelings and people are leaving the party. What are the party members themselves doing about this? So if the party members want you to stay, the power blocs within the party want you to stay, that is why you stay there. If they don't want you to stay, you will not be there. Anybody? I'm sure that they decided one day that they will find themselves in that position. And they also decided that if they no longer want to remain in the positions that they are having, I don't have problems. And Nigeria should not bother them first about who is the resigned, who is not the resigned. Nigeria should bother them first about how to make a difference. We have over 70 million Nigerians that are usually with us. So how can we up that? How can we take that to 100 million plus? As Nigeria's largest opposition party, concerns are rising on the strength of the party in the build-up to the 2023 general elections and how to save the ship from sinking. Or is that a thought in the hand of ESO, as we say it dramatically, that we're propelling these people to take the action, but whatever angle we look at it, it is not good for the party. And the party should do everything as quickly as possible to reconcile these aggrieved ESCO members and bring back the party together. PDP as a party should wake up to its responsibility of playing a credible opposition in processional sort of position and a strategic position to tackle whatever the ruling party is doing. In later developments, the PDP Governors Forum has appealed to members and stakeholders of the party to remain calm as it works to resolve the issues within the party. Osaugi Ogban, PLOS TV Africa.