Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has hinged the defeat suffered by the party in the South -West Zone during the April  general elections on indiscipline among PDP members.

Obasanjo, who is the Chairman, Board of  Trustees of  the PDP, spoke on Saturday at the South-West Zonal Meeting of the party held in Abeokuta, Ogun.

“Absolute indiscipline and gross violation of  the party’s constitution was the bane of our party  during the last general elections,’’ he said.

He also attributed the poor performance of the party during the elections to strong internal strife as well as  lack of  commitment and loyalty to the party.

The former president, however,  encouraged PDP members in the zone to learn from the past and forge ahead.

 “ We stumbled, but did not fall down. This is a bitter lesson for us to go back to the drawing board and make necessary adjustments.

“This is not the time to lament about the past, but to learn from it and look forward for  better party cohesion,’’ he added.

He urged leaders  and members of the party in the zone to work as a team in order to restore the lost glory of the party in the South-West.