- PDP Forum predicts the return of politicians who defected to other parties, especially APC
- The forum reaffirms PDP’s strength, unity, and readiness for future elections
- Key leaders emphasised that many defections were driven by personal interests and constitutional breaches
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Forum of Former Speakers has forecasted the return of several politicians who left the party in recent years to join other political platforms.
The forum reiterated that the PDP remains the most widely accepted, well-organised, and best-positioned party to tackle Nigeria's challenges.
This statement was made on Friday, February 14, after a meeting with the PDP minority leadership in the House of Representatives at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Key attendees included House Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda; Minority Whip, Ali Isa; forum chairman Inuwa Garba; and Secretary, Williams Edor, among others.
Honourable Garba, speaking to journalists after the meeting, expressed confidence that some politicians who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) would soon return to the PDP.
He described many defections as illegal, citing constitutional breaches, and stressed that such moves were often driven by personal interests rather than national concerns.
“We believe some of these defections are illegal as they constitute constitutional breaches. Some politicians do not consider what affects their people or the nation; they focus only on personal interests,” Garba said, adding that the party was confident in its ability to regain support.
Garba also pointed out that despite defections, the voters of those who left remained loyal to the party’s values.
“You cannot stop some individuals from switching political parties. However, very soon, you will witness a wave of defections back to the PDP because Nigerians are now better informed and aware of what is best for them and the nation,” he added.
He also emphasised that any politician with credibility today had, at some point, been groomed by the PDP, which he described as the “most widely spread party in Africa.”
He accused the ruling APC of attempting to disrupt the political process, but insisted that such efforts would ultimately fail.
The Forum also urged PDP members to remain steadfast and united in the face of the nation’s challenges, calling on party leaders to maintain faith in ongoing efforts to strengthen and unify the party.
This follows recent defections from the PDP, including Senator Ned Nwoko and House of Representatives member Amos Magaji, who joined the APC.
Omo-Agege announces mass defections from PDP to APC in Delta
Meanwhile, TheRadar reported that former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, had announced that 10 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Delta State House of Assembly were preparing to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Omo-Agege, who was the APC governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, made this announcement on Saturday, February 9, while welcoming Chief Itiako Ikpokpo (aka Malik), a two-term chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area, into the APC.
The event took place at Uro-Irri, Delta State, and saw party members and political leaders come together to celebrate the defection.
