A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has expressed a strong possibility of dumping the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Sowunmi, he would dump the PDP if he has to support President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 election.
Naijaonpoint reports he made the declaration while featuring on Prime Time with Arise TV.
The former PDP governorship candidate in Ogun State, who boasted that he has been in the party for 28 unbroken years, said there is a possibility of defecting in the future if he feels it’s the right call.
He said, “If I am going to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for president in 2027, by God and everything that is in me, I’ll leave and join his party.
“If I’m not there, I’m not there. If I’m here, I’m here. I’ve been in PDP for 28 years. Most of them don’t even have that record of 28 days.
“And if I’m going to leave to support the president, I’ll damn say I’m going. Right. But that is a possibility. That’s in the future.”
PDP Needs Reform
Speaking further, Sowunmi, who served as the spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign in 2023, said the PDP needs to be reformed, but the party leadership has so far left his call unheeded.
“Why would anybody who has a sense in his head say that he’s going to stay in a party where you’re even telling them to repair the party?” he asked.
“I’ve done that. I’ve screamed and shouted that we need to reform this party.”
Asked again if he could leave the PDP, Sowunmi said leaving the party is a strong probability given the happenings around him.
“There is a very strong possibility that looking at what’s going on in my environment, looking at my state where I come from, looking at my tribe and their own desires and my people, there’s a very, very strong possibility that I will more than likely leave,” he said.