PDP slams defections to APC as motivated by personal interests, warns of legal action
Alhaji Umar Bature, the National Organizing Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that defections from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are driven primarily by personal ambitions rather than ideological differences or internal party issues.
Speaking on Monday, Bature rejected claims that internal party challenges were behind the defections, insisting that these moves were motivated solely by individual interests. His comments come amid reports that the APC is enticing opposition members with promises of automatic tickets for the 2027 elections and lucrative contracts.
“Nobody is leaving the party because of internal party issues; it’s purely personal interests,” Bature remarked. “They believe that after the Edo election, anything can happen. If they’re in the APC, they think the government will perform some ‘magic’ to ensure they win the election. That’s all.”
Bature further warned that defectors, especially members of the National Assembly, could face severe legal consequences for their actions. He emphasized that all lawmakers had sworn affidavits to the PDP when they contested elections, and the party intends to challenge their defections in the Federal High Courts.
“They will hear from us, and from the courts,” he stated. “I can assure you they won’t escape accountability because they all swore affidavits to the party before contesting. If they defect, they’ll lose their seats. We don’t need to go to the assembly. We’ll trigger the process at the federal high courts,” Bature concluded.
