It remains a question without an answer, if Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will survive the gale of defection going on from the party. But if am asked, I do not think the PDP can.
The reason is not far fetched. Today, Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto, and over 2oo political office holders in the state, cross carpeted from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ibeto said, "I am on my way to welcome our party leader and presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, at Minna Airport for his campaign rally in Niger State."
The Deputy Governor gave reasons for his action to among others include; the injustice infested on him and other contestants in the state party primaries.
He further argued that, " The electoral process that threw up Alhaji Umar Nasko as PDP governorship candidate was not in accordance with the PDP electoral law and the constitution.
"It is true we are defecting to APC because the primaries conducted were not in accordance with the PDP constitution. Myself and other aggrieved party members decided to petition the National Headquaters of the party on the outcome of the governorship primaries with a view to addressing the obvious injustice but met a brickwall.
"We were expecting justice from the party’s national office but nothing was forthcoming, hence we decided to join the APC."
Those that defected from PDP alongside the deputy governor are serving members of National Assembly, members of State’s House of Assembly, former commissioners and former local governments chairmen.
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