PDP Chieftain, Sowumi Begs Peter Obi To Return As Gale Of Defection Sweeps Party

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowumi has called on the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi to return to the party, saying the party needs him.

Having got the political fame that he now enjoys across the country, Obi, according to Sowumi must return to the party ahead the 2027 to give the PDP any chance of wining the Presidential election.

Sowumi spoke on Thursday on Arise Television, as the gale of defection continues to sweep the PDP, with fear that the ranks of the party could further deplete before the next general election.

Recall that the party suffered a big loss to its fold after the Wednesday defection of Governor of Delta state, Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa and host of other top politicians in the state.

Governor Sheriff and Okowa’s Defection has led to a disquiet in the party particularity following suggestion that more PDP governors were set to dump their party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Sowumi however appealed to Obi to return to the party, as a way of giving back after the party gave him political fame, which climaxed with his choice as the 2019 PDP Running Mate to Atiku Abubakar.

The PDP chieftain said the former LP Presidential candidate can do a lot for the PDP by returning to its fold.

Sowumi: “You have to first of all understand that Peter is our gift to the national play. Before he came to our party, he used to play only in a small party called APGA. Then, we brought him and made him special adviser, or some kind of adviser to Jonathan, which was his first foray into the national play. Then we made him a vice presidential candidate in 2019 with Atiku. That was what launched him into the big national space.

“Now that he has gone to try to be president, we can all recognize and say, Okay, we see the numbers. It is up to him to do whatever he can. If we did not give Peter that chance, how would we have known that Peter can do this.”

Meanwhile, analysts insist that the PDP will continue to bleed, as more people are expected to leave the party ahead the next presidential election except it quickly put its house in order.