Kola Ologbondiyan, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has claimed that governors elected on the party’s platform are being pressured to defect from the PDP and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Following a recent meeting between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Sim Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State and President Bola Tinubu, Ologbondiyan made this accusation.
According to the DAILY POST, President Tinubu imposed a state of emergency in Rivers in March and suspended the governor, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the State House of Assembly due to the ongoing political dispute between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike.
However, in a private meeting on Sunday, the President brought Fubara and Wike together and resolved their differences. They then smiled for a photo.
Two PDP governors, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, have defected to the APC.
The primary cause of both governors’ departure was the PDP’s problem.
Ologbondiyan refuted the claim that the PDP instability leads to APC defection in an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday.
He claims that in the run-up to the 2027 election, governors elected on the PDP platform are being pressured to join the ruling party.
The PDP chieftain admitted that the resolution of the conflict between Wike and Fubara by President Tinubu is a loss to the PDP.
“Talking about the Rivers 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 Peoples Democratic Party in this matter is that its governors are being harassed.
He claimed that they were being humiliated and that they were being pressured to leave their party and join the All Progressives Congress, which is led by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whether they could admit it or not.
However, he advised the PDP to set aside the events in Rivers State and concentrate on making sure that its governors are not pressured to join the ruling party.
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