Olusegun Ariyo
More Calamities have continued to stand against the wheel of the Peoples Democratic Party due to a protracted leadership crisis bedevilling the party ahead of the 2027 general election.
This is even as the party has continued to suffer losses following the outcome of the 2023 general election.
The latest injury on the PDP came after both the governors of Rivers and Osun states, Siminalayi Fubara and Ademola Adeleke, respectively, announced their exit from the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord Party.
Fubara announced his defection to the APC on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The Governor claimed that he did not receive protection from the PDP, leading to his decision to join the ruling party.
“What you all have been waiting for, what you have been asking me— the signal has finally arrived.
“We have the full support; we have the positive nod to leave where we are because we didn’t get any protection to go to where we are going.
“So, we have every reason— because the truth is, let nobody be fooled in this state— we have the people, we have the supporters.
“Our only ‘thank you’ to Mr President is to support him, and we cannot support the President in isolation; we cannot support the President if we don’t fully identify with him—not backyard support.
“So, we have taken that decision today, since we have gotten the pass. Everyone here who has followed me, who has suffered with me— our decision today, this evening— is that we are moving to the APC,” Fubara said while announcing his defection to the APC.
Fubara’s defection comes just four days after the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 17 other lawmakers left the PDP for the APC.
The lawmakers said their departure from the PDP was because of the ongoing crisis within the party.
On his part, Adeleke announced that he was joining the Accord Party as a new platform to seek re-election in August next year.
The governor announced in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, just a few days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
According to him, he had joined the Accord Party on 6th November, 2025, as a platform to seek re-election in 2026.
“Stakeholders and residents of Osun State are aware of why we are taking this important decision.
“We intend to pursue a second term in office on the platform of the Accord Party to complete ongoing delivery of good governance and democratic dividends, which have been applauded at home and abroad.
“We opted for the Accord Party because its mission of welfarism aligns with our passionate focus on citizens and workers’ welfare,” Adeleke said.
Both governors cut ties with the PDP at a time, the ongoing wave of defections by governors, senators and other key politicians from opposition parties to the ruling APC has triggered fears that Africa’s largest democracy may be drifting towards a one-party state
The development has also fueled growing concern that the ruling party under President Bola Tinubu may face little or no resistance in the 2027 polls.
Urban Express News observed that in recent months, the nation’s political terrain has witnessed a dramatic shift.
