Some top-ranking members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) have vowed that Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, and his Delta counterpart, Sheriff Oborevwori, will face political backlash for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Prominent among the critics are former PDP National Secretary, Ibrahim Tsauri, and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Diran Odeyemi, who insisted that the people of Akwa Ibom and Delta states would deliver a “bitter political lesson” to the defectors at the polls.
In an interview with Sunday Punch, Tsauri decried what he described as a wave of defections driven by desperation and political intimidation orchestrated by the APC-led Federal Government.
He stated, “The governor is in his first tenure and wants to go for a second, so he defected. The APC-led Federal Government is using all tactics to woo or force elected officers into the APC. There are threats, inducements, intimidation, false political promises, and many other tactics.
“Most of the defectors who are in their first tenures are given assurances of automatic tickets and automatic rigging of results during the 2027 elections. The governor of Akwa Ibom cannot be an exception.
“So, for me, I see him as one who is ready to sacrifice anything, including the platform that gave him the opportunity. But one thing is certain: Akwa Ibom and Delta are not like any other state in Nigeria when it comes to the PDP. I assure you that time and the good people of the states will teach the defectors a very bitter political lesson in 2027.”
Naija News reports that Odeyemi, who also spoke with Punch, condemned Eno’s defection, describing it as shameful and stating that it further exposes the lack of principles among Nigerian politicians.
The former Deputy Publicity Secretary of the PDP noted that the refusal of some appointees and others to follow the governor in defecting was a clear sign that the governors would face serious political consequences in 2027.
He stated, “I think the defection has revealed to Nigerians the kind of person he is. Even in his own state, he doesn’t appear to be in control. With the number of members of the House of Assembly refusing to follow him, and the commissioners who have tendered their resignations because of his defection, it shows that the PDP remains solid in Akwa Ibom, and even in Delta State. So, bitter lessons await them in 2027.
“I want to believe that his greatest issue is the fear of the almighty federal might regarding his re-election. And it shows the kind of man he is. So it was more or less a personal decision — and perhaps he is just following the trend that others are going with.”
Odeyemi stated that many politicians, including Eno, defect because they lack genuine popularity among their constituents.
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