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The defections of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy Sir Monday Onyeme, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have deepened fears that Nigeria is drifting towards a one-party state. Traditional Nigerian cuisine
Speaking on the situation in an interview with Vanguard, Senator Chris Ekpenyong, a founding father of the PDP and former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, said President Bola Tinubu has effectively captured the PDP and that the party may find it difficult to recover.
“It means Tinubu has killed the PDP. I’m sure Akwa Ibom may follow soon. Everybody wanted former VP Atiku to clearly state that he wasn’t going to contest, but his persistence has forced people to make their own decisions. This is dividing the North and the South. What do we do now? The party has been destroyed. I honestly don’t know how they can rebuild it to challenge the APC in the future,” Ekpenyong said.
He pointed to the decision the PDP to hand over the party structure to governors as the root of its decline.