- The Peoples Democratic Party said it is very said to welcome the defectors from APC and other parties
- The revelation was made by Delta state's Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Abuja
- The All Progressives Congress however says it is not disturbed by the PDP's claim- The Peoples Democratic Party said it is very said to welcome the defectors from APC and other parties
- The revelation was made by Delta state's Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Abuja
- The All Progressives Congress however says it is not disturbed by the PDP's claim
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed that some high-profile members of other political parties in Nigeria will join its fold very soon.
The party specifically stated that the high-profile defection would occur within three weeks from Thursday, August 10.
The Punch reports that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, chairman of the party’s Special Non-Elective National Convention, said this in Abuja.
Okowa, who is the governor of Delta state, said that the party was set to welcome the expected defectors from other political parties. The report said he did not reveal the identities of the prospective defectors.
“We just came to see what is on the ground, I believe that our people will be safe because we have everything under control, we are not expecting hitches at all.
“We are doing very well as a party and as a committee.
"In this kind of planning you will have some challenges here and there but there are solutions being proffered to everyone of them and we are confident that we are on the right track and it shall be well on Saturday.
“I believe that a lot of people who thought that the party was going to implode will realise that we are back and ready to offer what it takes to better the lives of Nigerians.
“Many of our members that left earlier due to one form of disagreement or the other will return to their party because the National Caretaker Committee has constituted a Reconciliation Committee as well as a Contact and Mobilisation Committee to reach out to them.
“From the way things are going presently in this country, I believe Nigerians will realise that PDP is the only alternative that can bring Nigeria out of her present economic challenges.
“We are expecting high profile defectors in the next three weeks or so,” Okowa said
In his reaction, however, APC’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said: “Three weeks is not forever; we will wait for it to come.
“We are confident that we will not lose any our valuable members to the former ruling party.”
24repoters.com earlier reported that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, August 8 kick-started its plans moves to woo former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, back to its fold.
Others targeted by the former ruling party include Senators Rabiu Kwankwaso, Aliyu Wamakko, Abdullahi Adamu, Danjuma Goje, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and many others who were members of the PDP but defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2015 elections.
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed that some high-profile members of other political parties in Nigeria will join its fold very soon.
The party specifically stated that the high-profile defection would occur within three weeks from Thursday, August 10.
The Punch reports that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, chairman of the party’s Special Non-Elective National Convention, said this in Abuja.
Okowa, who is the governor of Delta state, said that the party was set to welcome the expected defectors from other political parties. The report said he did not reveal the identities of the prospective defectors.
“We just came to see what is on the ground, I believe that our people will be safe because we have everything under control, we are not expecting hitches at all.
“We are doing very well as a party and as a committee.
"In this kind of planning you will have some challenges here and there but there are solutions being proffered to everyone of them and we are confident that we are on the right track and it shall be well on Saturday.
“I believe that a lot of people who thought that the party was going to implode will realise that we are back and ready to offer what it takes to better the lives of Nigerians.
“Many of our members that left earlier due to one form of disagreement or the other will return to their party because the National Caretaker Committee has constituted a Reconciliation Committee as well as a Contact and Mobilisation Committee to reach out to them.
“From the way things are going presently in this country, I believe Nigerians will realise that PDP is the only alternative that can bring Nigeria out of her present economic challenges.
“We are expecting high profile defectors in the next three weeks or so,” Okowa said
In his reaction, however, APC’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said: “Three weeks is not forever; we will wait for it to come.
“We are confident that we will not lose any our valuable members to the former ruling party.”
24repoters.com earlier reported that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, August 8 kick-started its plans moves to woo former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, back to its fold.
Others targeted by the former ruling party include Senators Rabiu Kwankwaso, Aliyu Wamakko, Abdullahi Adamu, Danjuma Goje, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and many others who were members of the PDP but defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2015 elections.
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