By Akinwale Kasali
Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has revealed plans by some PDP Governors to leave the Party and cross-carpet to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Strongly Criticizing the proposed moves by some unnamed Governors in the PDP fold, Geroge labeled their potential defection as a betrayal of the platform that helped elevate them from political obscurity to prominence.
George’s remarks come amid reports suggesting that a number of PDP Governors, including Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Peter Mbah of Enugu, and the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, are considering joining the APC to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027.
The PDP Stalwart had in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, expressed his disappointment with the Governors, questioning what the APC had presented to them that would justify abandoning their party halfway through their terms.
He said: “We are running a system that is very despicable, very disheartening. A platform that gave you all the necessary tools, the opportunity to represent your constituency, now, halfway into your tenure, you’re jumping ship? I’m very disappointed.”
He further emphasized that these Governors owed their electoral success to the programs and policies of the PDP and that defecting to another party would confuse their constituents, many of whom supported them based on the PDP’s promises.
He, however, concluded by stressing that the APC offers remained unclear, given the shifting nature of politics.
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