Fayose Declares PDP Dead: ‘It’s No Longer a Party’

According to Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti State, the PDP is in chaos after important members defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
In an interview that was broadcast on Adaba 88.9 FM in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, on Sunday, Fayose reportedly stated that the PDP is no longer a party.
Despite the tensions and cracks within the opposition party, Fayose stated that he would not join the APC and would stay in the PDP.

In addition, he criticized the PDP leadership for undercutting his contributions to the party’s growth, emphasizing that many of the people who had previously accused him of anti-party conduct are now abandoning the party.

The former governor believes that the PDP is in deeper danger and confusion and that the party is causing its own problems.

Fayose also foresaw a dismal future for the PDP amid the faction, cautioning that the umbrella organization might not even place in the top three in the general elections of 2027.

“So, I will never decamp,” he remarked. I’m never going to APC. Do you quit the party while your family is in crisis? No, I had better show up, fight from within, and oversee the election process. The second place will go to Mr. Peter Obi. In the general election of 2027, PDP will finish fourth.

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“Since the PDP is no longer a party, there is nothing left to destroy. I work in this party, and everyone expects a lot in return. I’ve made my PDP dues. Rotimi Amaechi, David Mark, and Nasir El-Rufia were among the bulk of those in the ADC today who drew the strength of the PDP.

“Although I don’t belong to the APC, people who accuse me of being anti-party are suddenly abandoning the PDP in large numbers. The PDP issue is self-inflicted. Even worse, the party is in disarray.

“You don’t want me to back someone like Obi, who was a former governor of the PDP in his home state of Anambra, and Atiku, who was a former vice president who kept switching parties, but Wike stayed in the party and provided funding for it.”