It Is Immoral To Defect – PDP To Ex-Members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has addressed the
gale of defection that is hitting the party across the country as the
April 11 elections draw closer.
According to the PDP, the act of members defecting few days after it lost the presidential election to the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is immoral.
The party said though it recognized the right of anyone to freely associate with any political party of his choice, it nevertheless said doing so at this particular time was immoral.
While answering questions from journalists, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr, Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday, addressed the gale of defection that has plagued the party.
Metuh wondered what those who have left the ruling party in the last few days after losing the presidential election would teach their children in term of morals.
He said, “It is right for anyone to defect or move because the Constitution allows for free association. But basically, it is immoral for someone to leave his party because we lost the presidential election few days ago.
“It is about the character. Yes, you have the constitutional right to move or defect, but what lesson do you want to teach your children?
“Just because we have lost the presidential election? Yes, we want members (in our party) but not fiddle-minded people.
“We want people who are committed, but the fair weather people are free to leave us. Those who are committed will still be with us.”
On the emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) as the President-elect, Metuh promised that his party would cooperate with him in running the country.
He however said the party was not interested in working with the incoming president.
“We are not interested in working with him, but we will cooperate with him to have a united country,” he added.
The PDP stance comes few hours after it was reported that no fewer than 5,000 critical stakeholders in the PDP on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, defected to the APC in Minna, the state capital of Niger state.
According to the PDP, the act of members defecting few days after it lost the presidential election to the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is immoral.
The party said though it recognized the right of anyone to freely associate with any political party of his choice, it nevertheless said doing so at this particular time was immoral.
While answering questions from journalists, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr, Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday, addressed the gale of defection that has plagued the party.
Metuh wondered what those who have left the ruling party in the last few days after losing the presidential election would teach their children in term of morals.
He said, “It is right for anyone to defect or move because the Constitution allows for free association. But basically, it is immoral for someone to leave his party because we lost the presidential election few days ago.
“It is about the character. Yes, you have the constitutional right to move or defect, but what lesson do you want to teach your children?
“Just because we have lost the presidential election? Yes, we want members (in our party) but not fiddle-minded people.
“We want people who are committed, but the fair weather people are free to leave us. Those who are committed will still be with us.”
On the emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) as the President-elect, Metuh promised that his party would cooperate with him in running the country.
He however said the party was not interested in working with the incoming president.
“We are not interested in working with him, but we will cooperate with him to have a united country,” he added.
The PDP stance comes few hours after it was reported that no fewer than 5,000 critical stakeholders in the PDP on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, defected to the APC in Minna, the state capital of Niger state.
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