Governor Adeleke responded to the defection rumour on Monday, January 13, in a statement signed by his media aide, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.
The governor’s aide stressed that the defection report was fake and coming from a pit of hell.
The statement reads in part:
Governor Adeleke will be the latest PDP governor to be reportedly planning to dump the ruling APC’s leading opposition to close ranks with the federal government.
Some of the PDP governors accused of planning to join the APC included Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau states. Others are Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu, Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta states.
However, all the PDP governors have denied the allegation and ruled out the option of joining the APC. Also, some PDP governors have accused President Bola Tinubu of plotting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, saying such an attempt will be resisted.
The PDP governors included Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar also made the same allegation against President Tinubu’s administration and the APC.
2027 Election: Bode George speaks on PDP fate
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the PDP’s fate in the 2027 presidential election had been predicted to be stronger ahead of the poll with the hope that its internal crisis would be solved before then.
Chief Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, made the prediction on Wednesday, December 11.
George emphasised that an individual’s ambition cannot override the PDP’s equality, justice and fairness principles.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
