Former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mark Jacobs, says the ongoing wave of defections by the party’s governors and lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress, APC, was driven by elite interests, not grassroots support.
Jacobs made this statement on Saturday while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television, stressing that their actions would eventually backfire.
The PDP chieftain warned that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party state under the APC, as more opposition politicians defect under pressure from the government.
“We are running into a one-party state — that is the reality. But I can inform you clearly that this is an elitist movement.
“Most people at the grassroots do not know what is happening; they don’t even remember that a high-ranking member of the party has moved,” Jacobs said.
According to him, the APC’s growing dominance was unsustainable and would create internal conflicts as long-standing members were displaced by defectors seeking political refuge.