By Emma Ogbuehi
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of running from pillar to post to stop the current gale of defections from its fold and hallucinating on a political ‘third force’ ahead of the 2023 general elections. The APC described the alleged move by the PDP as pitiful.
A report attributed to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, had insinuated imminent exodus from the APC to the opposition party, in a bid to form a third force ahead 2023.
But in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, APC stressed while the PDP’s panic is understandable, it is wrongly expressed. “For us in the APC, our membership is intact. There is no new political party being created to form a political ‘third force’ ahead of 2023. Put correctly, the gale of defection from the PDP is to the APC as widely reported. And a lot more are expected in the coming months”, the release claimed.
It added that the anticipated movement from the PDP is to the credit of President Muhammadu Buhari as leader of the APC and the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) which is repositioning the APC by creating a truly progressive, participatory, inclusive and accommodating political environment.
The statement added that at least the PDP is beginning to realise that it has shockingly failed as an opposition party as shown by its rudderless leadership and the resultant gale of defections, stressing, “ We reiterate our call to all progressives in the PDP to dump that sinking ship and join the APC in rebuilding Nigeria”.