PDP: Govs Abandoning Platform That Brought Them to Power Will Soon Regret
Says they’re defecting because of greed, selfishness and covetousness Boasts it's unfazed, focused on Ibadan convention Insists the people, not governors make parties
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
yesterday, said the governors and others who were abandoning the platform that brought them to
power would soon regret their actions. PDP accused governors
defecting from its fold to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of greed, selfishness, and
covetousness, insisting that Nigerians would ultimately decide their fate in the 2027
general election. The opposition
party
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