PDP Says Fubara’s Defection to APC is Self-Inflicted Injury
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted sharply to the defection of Rivers State Governor , Siminalayi Fubara, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as a “self-inflicted injury.”
In a statement released on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the opposition party dismissed Fubara’s claim that he lacked protection within the PDP, insisting that the governor knowingly walked into the situation that led to his exit.
“Everyone who has followed the developments that culminated in this uneventful defection will recall that the governor willingly travelled the path that took him to this destination.
“Having done so voluntarily, he cannot turn around and accuse our party, or any other person or group, of abandoning or not protecting him,” the statement read.
According to TheCable, Fubara formally announced his switch to the ruling APC on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt, citing a lack of support from his former party as a key reason for his decision.
The PDP further expressed concern that Fubara might be suffering from “Stockholm syndrome,” adding, “In all, despite these, we pity the Governor and wish him well”.
Beyond the personal critique, the party used the opportunity to warn about the state of Nigeria’s democracy.
The PDP argued that the Rivers crisis exemplifies how individuals have become more powerful than institutions, accusing the APC of using federal might to stifle opposition and push for a one-party state.
“The Rivers situation is a testament to the dysfunctional nature of our democracy… where individuals are bigger and stronger than institutions and can use the apparatus of the Federal Government to obfuscate political life out of their opponents and bring them to their knees,” the PDP stated.
The party called on Nigerians and the global community to resist what it termed an “ignoble trip toward electoral authoritarianism”.
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