Despite ongoing efforts to reposition the party in anticipation of the general elections in 2027, Bukola Saraki, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, Reconciliation Committee, says additional defections from the party are likely to occur.
This was stated by the former Senate President during his appearance on Arise TV’s “Prime Time” program on Friday.
Saraki also criticized the ongoing conflict over who should be the National Secretary.
There is a chance that PDP will have one or two more defections, therefore we should be ready for that. The worst of the PDP defections have not yet occurred. He predicted that one or two governors would likely defect, and that some senators might also do so.
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He said that the crises’ timing was advantageous, emphasizing that it allows the PDP time to recuperate and rebuild before the election season fully starts.
This occurring early in the PDP is advantageous to some of us. We are fortunate that this is not occurring because, for example, we wouldn’t have had time to recuperate and reorganize by late 2026,” he said.
According to the former governor of Kwara State, the PDP is still powerful at the state and local levels despite the national turmoil.
Saraki warned that the stakes are more than merely party survival, but he was hopeful that the party was already setting the stage for the 2027 elections.
