Big Blow for PDP As House of Reps Candidate, Party Leaders, Thousands of Supporters Defect to APC
- The Peoples Democratic Party has lost some of its stakeholders to the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ondo state
- Leaders and thousands of PDP supporters dumped the opposition and joined the ruling party
- The defectors cited the leadership crisis in the PDP as part of the reasons for dumping the opposition party
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Prominent stalwarts belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo have joined a new party.
Thousands of PDP members, including the House of Representatives candidate, Olumuyiwa Adu, on Monday, May 22, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Also, the leader of the PDP in Akokoland, Bode Obanla, led decampees from the four local government areas of Akoko South-West, Akoko South-East, Akoko North-West, and Akoko North-East to the APC. Switch allegiance, Obanla said APC remains the path to development, Daily Independent report confirmed.
Why PDP leaders decamped to the APC
Speaking on the development, Adu said he decided to dump the PDP with his followers following the leadership crisis in the party, The Nigerian Tribune reported.
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The politicians declared further that the party had lost focus and vision with no direction.
Dino Melaye's ambition threatened as ex-PDP chair, others join APC, give reason
Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Kogi state guber election, is facing a tough challenge ahead of the poll.
This is as Governor Yahaya Bello of the state received a group of former members of the PDP from the Igalamela/Odolu local government area to the All Progressives Congress on Monday, May 22.
The defectors have pledged their support for the APC candidate in the election, Ododo Ahmed Usman, expressing their readiness to work hard and see the return of the ruling party in the state.
Atiku, Obi, Makinde, Ayu Reunite
In another development, Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election, was spotted with Peter Obi of the Labour Party at the burial of Seriake Dickson's mother in Bayelsa state.
The duo were also spotted with former PDP national chairman Iyorchia Ayu and the Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, a member of the G5 governors of the PDP.
Some analysts have posited that the defection of Peter Obi from the PDP and the agitation of the G5 governors scuttled the chances of Atiku becoming Nigeria's president in the 2023 election.
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