by Laila Ibrahim
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have countered statements attributed to the Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwsso indicating that two more rival governors are getting ready to join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The ruling party responded today through Governor Gabriel Suswam, the Benue State Governor who paid a visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Other PDP governors, who met separately with the President included Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.
Suswam said the APC is deluding itself believing that more PDP governors will decamp to their party. He said not even a councillor will join its ranks.
He said, “It looks like the APC people do not have confidence in themselves, that on their own they can make progress. So they keep speculating that PDP was going to join them.
“That shows clearly that APC is not a party that Nigerians can go to. If I am sure of myself, I won’t be asking for additional troops from the enemy’s camp.
“They are not sure, they know they will not win until the PDP joins them even now with the strength they have. Kwankwaso was in PDP, he had added value so to say. They now discovered lately that in spite of that, they can’t make any progress.
“They are now speculating and hoping against hope. No PDP governor will go to APC, rather, we are having people who started PDP who are very strong like the Iroko coming back to join the family that they left.
“No governor is leaving PDP. We are going to defeat them roundly. They are scared. Nobody is going to join them from the PDP, not even a councillor.”
