By Bayo Wahab
The Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, has downplayed the defection of Governor Peter Mbah to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), arguing that the PDP’s power lies with the folks, not governors.
Ologunagba, nevertheless, acknowledged that the opposition celebration is battling with challenges, a few of which he attributed to exterior forces.
On Tuesday, Governor Mbah and his cupboard members formally dumped the PDP for the ruling APC.
Mbah’s defection to the APC is the most recent political transfer from governors elected on the platform of the PDP this 12 months.
Earlier, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State decamped to the ruling celebration in April and June, respectively.
Each governors cited PDP’s inner disaster and the necessity to align their states with the FCT as causes for his or her defection.
Talking on Come up Tv’s ‘Prime Time’, hours after Mbah’s defection, Ologunagba maintained that governors’ defections don’t essentially affect negatively on the celebration.
In accordance with him, the power of the PDP lies within the folks, not the governors.
He stated, “The PDP will not be in coma, it’s not in a vegetative state, sure we have now challenges, a few of that are exterior, extra damages are those inside however once more, we’re working that rope absolutely in direction of conference.”
The PDP chieftain argued that the gale of defections within the PDP is orchestrated by the APC via a mix of things.
Ologunabag stated, “What we see in the present day, individuals are not defecting due to insurance policies, programmes of ideology. Individuals are defecting due to private curiosity, inducement, intimidation and coercion.”
He additional alleged that the wave of defections from the PDP was being engineered by the APC to weaken the opposition forward of the celebration’s nationwide conference scheduled for November in Ibadan.
Regardless of the setbacks, the PDP spokesman expressed optimism that the celebration would overcome its challenges and emerge stronger within the months forward.
He concluded that with or with out governors, the power of the PDP will come to the fore within the 2027 election.
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