The Peoples Democratic Social gathering mentioned it’s upset by the defection of the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
It urged serving governors within the PDP to proceed to recognise their function as leaders within the opposition occasion entrusted with political energy by the individuals who voted for them.
“The PDP is completely upset by these actions, having regard to what we all know behind the scene. However having mentioned that, individuals have a proper to resolve what they wish to do; the results can comply with,” the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, Debo Ologunagba, mentioned on a tv programme Wednesday.
Ologunagba additionally mentioned that the PDP was conscious of moles undermining the occasion’s progress.
He, nonetheless, assured that the PDP nationwide conference scheduled to be held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November would assist rejuvenate the occasion from its basis and reposition it for future elections.
“There are some individuals from inside our fold that proceed the undermine the occasion and its progress. We recognise that, however we’re coping with that.
“I evaluate this to a scenario the place you could have a madman in a China store; you have to be methodical, you have to be deliberate in attempting to exit that.
“As a celebration, we’re targeted on the Nigerian individuals; we don’t wish to put an excessive amount of premium on the person as a result of it’s not based mostly on people; it’s based mostly on the individuals, and that’s our power,” he mentioned.
“And we’re going to go to Ibadan, popping out victoriously with a model new Nationwide Working Committee that may proceed to steer the affairs of the occasion. You have to have a celebration earlier than you’ll be able to speak about candidates.
“So, that’s what we wish to do — create a really strong basis, discover the individuals who have character, integrity, and capability and braveness to run the affairs of the occasion in order that Nigerians can then have a selection,” he added.
Mbah formally dumped the PDP for the APC on Tuesday throughout a state-wide broadcast to the individuals of the state.
He mentioned the transfer was not a betrayal however pushed by the necessity to higher serve the pursuits of the individuals of the state.
“This isn’t a betrayal; it’s also not abandoning.
“It’s extra about considering I used to be entrusted with the individuals’s mandate by the individuals, and it’s also a value on me carrying that very same mandate on a platform that may greatest serve the individuals,” the governor advised journalists shortly after saying his defection.
Mbah’s defection got here months after his former PDP counterparts, Governor Sheriff Obvwevori and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno moved to the ruling occasion with all their officers and appointees earlier within the yr.
With the most recent defection, the opposition occasion at the moment has 9 serving governors out of the 36 state governors in Nigeria.