Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its internal crisis.
Ganduje spoke in Abuja on Friday when he received members of the coalition of Atiku Abubakar Support Groups in the 2023 elections, who defected to the ruling party.
The APC national chairman said the PDP is “a dying party”, adding no aspirant has shown interest in contesting the upcoming Anambra governorship election under its platform due to the prolonged internal crisis.
“You are welcome to our party. We are formally receiving you now. But as I have been informed, after the fasting period, all your members will gather here in Abuja, under the leadership of the distinguished Senator Barau, so that we invite Mr. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the vice-president himself, senate president and the Rt honourable speaker to formally receive all your members to register the death, collapse, and disappearance of the PDP in Nigeria,” he said.
“I saw one clip that is trending. Soon, we will have an election in Anambra state. Each political party plans to get its candidates for the contest in the governorship election.
“But I have seen that PDP has extended its screening deadline because nobody has shown up for the contest. The extension has also expired. And nobody has showed up for the contest. So, I don’t need to tell you, it is a crumbling party.
“We are the greatest beneficiary of the crumbling party. So, we welcome you honestly. We welcome you to a party with a progressive ideology.
“To a party that believes in the rule of law. To the party that believes in internal democracy. To the party that believes in engagement. To the party that says no discrimination.
“We are the most peaceful party in Nigeria—the most peaceful party in Africa—because we believe in internal democracy.”
Ganduje said PDP is “dying at a fantastic rate,” adding that it has lost relevance in the country.
