The declining fortunes of Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is set to worsen as three Senators elected on its platform have finalised plans to dump it for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC revealed this to journalists on Friday.
Ganduje said a deal has been reached for the three Kebbi PDP senators to join APC.
Ganduje spoke after he led Kebbi governor, Dr Nasir Idris, and the three Senators – Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi and Garba Maidoki to the meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock presidential villa on Friday.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Ganduje said the decision of the Kebbi Senators followed a lot of underground discussions between the major stakeholders in the state.
He added that after the discussions, the stakeholders agreed that the three PDP senators from the state would decamp to the APC. He added that President Tinubu has already endorsed the plan by the Senators to rejoin the APC.
The Senators had defected from APC to the PDP just before the 2023 presidential election.
Ganduje said their bid to return to the party is in tune with the ongoing gale of defections to the ruling party.
“This is a good development and it is in consonance with what is happening in Nigeria today.
“Almost every week in the Senate and House of Representatives, you see members of other political parties decamping to our party.
“So, we came here so that Mr President will bless this resolution and he has graciously given his blessing, and by Tuesday you will see what will happen in the Red Chambers.
“Our constitution is very clear about this, and with our political dexterity in managing such affairs, I assure you that there will be a smooth integration,” said the APC chairman.
He added that the fear of one-party state was misplaced::”We are not saying we are working for a one-party system, but if this is the wish of Nigerians we cannot quarrel with that.
“You know they say too many cooks spoil the soup; too many political parties spoil governance.”
Ganduje said that the move was in continuation with the initiative of Tinubu, saying, “APC must do what we must do democratically in order to increase our numerical strength, and also our quality and capacity of followership.”
Recall that the entire structure of PDP in Delta State, including the governor and House of Assembly members recently defected to the APC.
