2027: PDP sinks deeper as Atiku, ex-govs, others dump party

Nigerians have continued to react over the looming decimation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

This is following the exit of the party’s pillars such as former Vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many ex-governors, as well as former Senate President, David Mark.

Arising from a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the PDP members led by Atiku Abubakar encouraged all well-meaning members of the party and other patriotic Nigerians to join the coalition.

Atiku is leading some key leaders of PDP, including former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, ex-Senate President David Mark, and other party bigwigs out of the party.

Their decision to dump the main opposition party had been speculated far and near but was confirmed after a meeting of Concerned Leaders of the party on Tuesday.

SOCIETY WATCH earlier reported that the top opposition figures had held a closed-door meeting to deliberate on the lingering crisis affecting the main opposition party and the way forward.

The meeting of Concerned Leaders of the party, called to discuss the disturbing condition of the party, came barely 24 hours after its National Executive Council, NEC, announced to Nigerians that all issues dragging the party down had been settled.

The PDP held its NEC meeting on Monday after which the acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum declared that the party’s NEC has affirmed Samuel Anyanwu as the national secretary.

He said that Anyanwu’s affirmation was one of the key resolutions reached during the meeting of the NEC, which remains the highest decision-making organ of the party.

Some leaders of the party such as former presidents of Senate, Bukola Saraki and Adolphus Wabara, and ex-BoT leader, Bode George, who attended the NEC meeting, were confident that the party had finally regained itself.

Leaving the PDP alongside Atiku Abubakar are former Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), along with other senior figures.

The PDP has remained polarised since Atiku defeated the former Governor of the Rivers State in the 2023 presidential primary election.