If PDP fails, Nigeria edges closer to a one-party state – Saraki

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Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Bukola Saraki, has acknowledged that more defections from the party may still occur as internal efforts to restructure and strengthen the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections continue.

Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Friday, the former Senate President also expressed concern over the unresolved dispute surrounding the rightful holder of the National Secretary position.

“PDP would likely see one or two more defections, and we should prepare ourselves for that; there is a possibility. We haven’t seen the worst of the defections for PDP. We would probably see maybe one or two governors who will defect, and we might see some senators who will defect,” he said.

For some of us, this happening early in PDP is an advantage. We are lucky that this is not happening, let’s say, late 2026, we would not even have had time to recover and regroup,” he said.