"I am not contemplating leaving PDP" -Igbinedion

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A former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion has said he foresaw the defectors from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return soonest, or to another party that would hold sway in the nearest future.

Igbinedion, a foundation member of the PDP, addressed journalists at the residence of Senator Rowland Owie, where he led some PDP leaders to pay condolence visit to the former Chief Whip, who lost his wife – Helen recently.

The former governor stressed that, he was not perturbed by the gale of defections that has swept the PDP. According to him, defection has been characteristic of the average Nigerian politician.

“I don’t worry so much because I know Nigerian politicians. They swing from one side to the other. If anything happens tomorrow, those people that defected, you will see them coming back to the PDP.

“There was a time when the PDP had the highest number of governors in this country and we saw PDP both in the south and in the north and now it is APC’s turn, they will be deflated sooner or later and whether it is going to be PDP or a new party, only God knows.”

He also lend his voice to the yet to be seen ‘coalition: to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027, Igbinedion said, “I have always been in the PDP since 1998 and I am not contemplating leaving PDP.

“But one thing for sure is that, I believe in equity and that equity means that it is the turn of a southerner to be president.

“So, if any other southerner comes tomorrow from the PDP of course I will support the southerner.

“After that, in the year, 2031, it will now be the turn of the north. I will also look at the possible candidate for that job.”

Igbinedion said they were in Owie’s house to commiserate with him being an ally.

“We have known for many decades and somebody who is full of life and, I also admire him a lot because to be married for fifty years is not a joke and to lose a life partner can be very saddening and we came to condole and wish him continuous God’s strength, God knows best and we came to give the necessary support to carry on without her.” The former Governor of Edo State said.