A prominent figure within the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has expressed confidence in the party’s ability to withstand the current wave of defections, insisting that the party remains structurally strong and politically viable.
Speaking on recent political developments, Sowunmi dismissed concerns over the movement of members from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, questioning the rationale behind the growing panic.
“Why would PDP not survive?” he asked, suggesting that internal competition for limited political positions is a common occurrence across all parties.
“Why will the PDP not survive? Every position they want to contest has a few offices. The presidency of Nigeria is only one ticket in a party. So all the people that want to be president, can they contest for president under APC? The answer is no. In the 36 states, there’s only one gubernatorial ticket. All the people that want to be governor in all the 36 states in the country, can they get a ticket under APC? The answer is no,” Sowunmi argued.
He noted that while some politicians are leaving the PDP, others are also joining it or moving to alternative parties. “I think those who are decamping to the APC are decamping and those who are also decamping to the PDP are decamping and to other parties,” he added.
Sowunmi cautioned against drawing early conclusions about the political landscape, stressing that the next general election is still far off.
“It’s too early in the day for anybody to be saying this person cannot go, this person will go,” he said.
He concluded by affirming his trust in the PDP’s grassroots structures, stating that the party retains solid functional frameworks at both the state and local government levels, which, in his view, ensures its continued relevance and survival.
