The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticized the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the defection of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accusing the ruling party of orchestrating the political crisis that pushed Fubara out of the PDP.
Following Fubara’s announcement of his defection to the APC on Tuesday, reactions emerged from the PDP, with leaders insisting that Fubara’s exit neither weakened the PDP nor altered its structure in Rivers State.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Tanimu Turaki-led PDP group, Ini Ememobong, warned that Nigeria’s democracy was in danger, saying that the ruling party’s push toward a one-party system, posed a serious threat.
The party, however, expressed pity for Fubara for defecting to the APC, insisting that his political troubles were self-inflicted, having willingly taken the path that led to his current predicament.