PDP sinks deeper as Tinubu’s APC captures South East, South South

The once-formidable umbrella is now fraying under the weight of defections, protracted crisis, and loss of public confidence.

This even as President Bola Tinubu appears to have successfully demolished the long-standing political walls of Nigeria’s south east and south south regions.

The latest injury on the PDP came after the Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah, formally dumped the PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Mbah made the declaration during a state-wide broadcast to the people of the state, saying the move was necessitated to connect the South-Eastern state to the central government.

“There comes always a time when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny. Today, after a long reflection, we have made a decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and join the All Progressives Congress,” Mbah stated.

Societywatch reports that Mbah’s exit from the PDP will be followed by that of Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri, whose defection, it was learnt, had been finalised.

Diri once served as one of PDP’s last loyal stalwarts in the oil-rich zone.

His decision to join the APC not only weakens the PDP nationally but symbolically signals a collapse of opposition resilience in the region that produced former President Goodluck Jonathan.

SOCIETY WATCH reported that before now, Delta State Governor Sheriff Obvwevori and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, both from the south south region, had moved to the APC with all their officials and appointees earlier in the year.

Once regarded as impregnable fortresses of the PDP, for nearly two decades, the party held sway in both regions, winning almost every presidential, gubernatorial, and legislative election in those regions.

However, internal wrangling and weak opposition coordination, have all contributed to its steady decline.

Societywatch reports that with the PDP’s southern flank now effectively neutralized, Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid might face minimal regional resistance barring any unforeseen development.

Abia, Anambra next to fall – Udeh Okoye

Speaking on Tuesday, former National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, predicted that another South-East state will soon fall under the control of the APC.

Udeh-Okoye made the claim while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“Just wait and see; very soon, another state will fall in the South-East to the APC,” Okoye said, noting that the party’s growing influence in the South-East was unstoppable.

When asked which state he was referring to, Okoye declined to disclose details, saying the information was classified.