PDP will survive  regardless of defection —  Get together chieftain, Sowunmi

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, has strongly expressed optimism that the celebration is well-equipped to outlive the gale of defection plaguing it.

This was as he downplayed the importance of members leaving the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC, and questioned the panic surrounding their actions, saying, “Why would PDP not survive.”

In response to him, inside any single celebration, there are a restricted variety of coveted positions, such because the Presidency or state governorships.

He additional identified that whereas some members are defecting, actions are occurring in a number of instructions, with some politicians additionally becoming a member of the PDP or different events.

“Why will the PDP not survive? Each place they need to contest has a number of workplaces. The presidency of Nigeria is just one ticket in a celebration. So all of the those who need to be president, can they contest for president underneath APC? The reply is not any. Within the 36 states, there’s just one gubernatorial ticket. All of the those who need to be governor in all of the 36 states within the nation, can they get a ticket underneath APC? The reply is not any.

“So, I believe those that are decamping to the APC are decamping and people who are additionally decamping to the PDP are decamping and to different events,” he stated.

Sowunmi issued a stern warning towards untimely political evaluation, noting that the subsequent normal election just isn’t shut.

“It’s too early within the day for anyone to be saying this individual can’t go, this individual will go,” he added.

The celebration chieftain stated he was assured within the PDP’s foundational energy, noting that the celebration’s useful constructions on the state and native authorities ranges are intact.