2027 election: Top political analyst spits fire as 22 Delta lawmakers resign from PDP, join APC

• PDP Formative years Group spokesman, Dare Akinniyi, has condemned the defection of Speaker Emomotimi Guwor and 21 Delta insist lawmakers to the APC, calling it “outrageous”
• Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Akinniyi reaffirmed PDP’s sturdy grassroots strengthen in Delta insist and asserted that the decampees will face the implications of their actions in 2027
• The PDP chieftain called for a united opposition to scenario the APC within the next basic election and restore PDP’s dominance in Nigeria

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of expertise covering political events and actions.

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Compile together National Formative years Group, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, has described the defection of the speaker of the Delta Inform Home of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, along side 21 assorted lawmakers, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as outrageous.

In an queer interview with Legit.ng on Thursday, May well 8, 2025, Akinniyi described the lawmakers’ defection as the “best doubtless stage of disrespect” to younger participants of the celebration nonetheless became motivated by private develop.

Buttressing his level, he maintained that the PDP’s structure in Delta insist stays unshaken, adding that “the of us will favor the political fortune of these decampees.”

Akinniyi suggested Legit.ng that:

“It be painful to lose a frequent PDP insist love the Delta to APC and also outrageous on the assorted hand to have our participants circulation to be half of a celebration that is mal-treating Nigerians. Then that you simply must are awaiting yourself, if our political Elites are surely about their of us or their political pursuits.

“For these PDP participants who grew to develop into all they’re underneath the PDP and perfect circulation out with out a serious incompatibility within the Inform, it be the best doubtless stage of disrespect to the teens within the Peoples Democratic Compile together.

“Shall we have lost elected participants to the APC nonetheless the of us of Deltans are with the Peoples Democratic Compile together – PDP. Our structures are intact and the of us will favor the political fortune of these decampees.

“The South South of Nigeria stays the dwelling of the PDP and we can leap back earlier than the next basic election. The of us are infected that those they gave their votes to, are surely within the celebration that is inflicting hardship on Nigerians. Whereas we appreciate their sincerity in coming out straightforward and transferring out of the PDP with out demarketing the celebration, we can create obvious we vote exceedingly for PDP candidates across all levels in Delta Inform and a majority of these legislators who left the celebration with our mandate may perhaps perchance perhaps presumably now not return in 2027.”

2027 elections: Akinniyi calls on opposition to unite

Recall that the governor of Delta insist, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, left the PDP two weeks within the past to be half of the All Progressives Congress.

Also, on Wednesday, May well 7, ancient Delta insist governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who previously served on the platform of the PDP, officially joined the ruling APC and got his membership card.

Uduaghan expressed appreciation for the warmth reception and pledged his dedication to working carefully with the celebration to advance Delta insist.

Reacting to the gale of defections that has hit the PDP in present weeks, Akinniyi urged the leadership of the celebration to alternate technique, introduce unique tips and bring in unique avid gamers.

Continuing, the PDP chieftain called on the opposition events and leaders to unite and invent a ambitious power to dislodge the APC within the 2027 basic elections.

In an interview with Legit.ng, Akinniyi talked about:

“Our structures must be rejuvenated and propelled for action, this may perhaps increasingly highest create PDP stronger. We have perfect men nonetheless we have got to circulation on. PDP is huge satisfactory to stage a comeback in 2027, after staying out of energy for twelve straight years.

“As we circulation in direction of 2027, opposition events must nonetheless arrive together and vogue out a singular nonetheless unanimous design of dislodging the APC — we cannot traipse on with this aberration.”

Read extra on defections, 2027 election:

• Speaker of dwelling of assembly resigns from PDP, joins APC, “unparalleled”
• 2027 election: Kwankwaso meets APC’s Barau Jibrin, Pius Anyim at Abuja airport, “Defection or technique?”
• Three lawmakers dump LP for PDP in Enugu

“Atiku is on his manner out of the PDP” – Okowa

Within the period in-between, Legit.ng reported that the Peoples Democratic Compile together (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, became allegedly on his manner out of the PDP.

The ancient Delta insist governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, who became Atiku’s running mate in 2023, talked about the frequent vp would shortly leave the PDP.

Okowa talked about he regretted being Atiku’s running mate in 2023 and explained the rationale he authorized the VP trace.

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Source: Legit.ng