Akpoti-Uduaghan Appeals To PDP Defectors To Return, Rebuild Party

By Akinwale Kasali

Following the mass defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, African Democratic Congress and Labour Party, LP, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District under the PDP has appealed to former members of the Party who left at the height of its leadership crisis to return.

The Senator stated that their experience, institutional memory and commitment to building a better Nigeria were required in the party’s effort to rebuild and reclaim its rightful position in the national affairs.

Akpoti-Uduaghan made this appeal while addressing party members during the inauguration of the PDP National Convention Committee in Abuja.

Expressing optimism that the event will mark a turning point for PDP, she cited the party’s decline in Senate representation from 37 to 6 senators due to leadership crisis.

“When I asked colleagues why they left, they mentioned internal disputes. I’m saying to them: trust me, it’s not greener on the other side. You’re welcome back to PDP,” she said.

Okezie Ikpeazu, Chairman of the Convention Committee described the event as “consequential” and a “moment of truth”, while

acknowledging internal challenges and legal battles, but noted the appellate court’s affirmation of the National Caretaker Working Committee as a fresh opportunity for renewal.

Ikpeazu emphasized reconciliation, urging members to move beyond divisions: “What PDP needs is honest reconciliation, rooted in truth, driven by sincerity, and sustained by mutual respect.”