Kola Ologbondiyan, a PDP chieftain, claims that PDP governors are being pressured to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ologbondiyan made this assertion in light of the recent meeting between President Bola Tinubu, Sim Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Recall that in March, amid the ongoing political feud between Fubara and Wike, his predecessor, President Tinubu, imposed a state of emergency in Rivers, suspending the governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the state House of Assembly.
However, on Sunday, the President resolved and united Fubara and Wike in a closed-door meeting, following which they smiled for a photograph.
Meanwhile, two PDP governors, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, have left the party for the APC.
Both governors mentioned the PDP turmoil as the primary cause for their defection.
Ologbondiyan refuted the premise that the PDP issue causes defection to the APC.
According to him, governors elected on the PDP platform are being pressured to join the ruling party ahead of the 2027 election.
The PDP chieftain recognised that President Tinubu’s handling of the disagreement between Wike and Fubara was a setback for the party.
“Talking about the river situation, I will be honest, and I think that the PDP did all it could, some on a negative side, others on a positive side. I think the takeaway for the People’s Democratic Party in this matter is that its governors are being harassed.
“They are being humiliated, and whether they can openly say it or not, they are being forced to abandon their party and join the All Progressive Congress and President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s political party.”
He, however, urged the PDP to put aside whatever has happened in Rivers State and focus on ensuring that its governors are not forced to defect to the ruling party.
