Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-South zone caretaker committee, Emmanuel Ogidi, has vowed that the party won’t hesitate to discipline members found engaging in anti-party activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
Ogidi, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s
breakfast programme The Morning Brief on Tuesday, dismissed claims that the
ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, influenced the recent zoning of the PDP
presidential ticket to the South.
Asked about the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
FCT, Nyesom Wike, and other PDP members, who have openly endorsed President
Bola Tinubu, Ogidi said, “We are watching our members and of course, any party
that does not have discipline cannot succeed. We will discipline any erring
members,” he said on the show.
The PDP chieftain accused the APC of attempting to
destabilise the South but insisted their efforts had failed.
“APC has been running towards the South because they want to
destabilise the South; they are trying to weaken us in the South, but they
failed,” he said.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-lawmaker Dino
Melaye, among others, recently left the PDP for the ADC opposition coalition.
Responding to questions about reconciliations and
defections, Ogidi maintained that the PDP would continue to engage aggrieved
members but would not tolerate deliberate acts of sabotage.
“We are in reconciliation. If it doesn’t work, then we are
going to apply the big stick. As for those who have left, our doors are always
open. At the time they left, many were unsure of the party’s direction, but now
we are more certain and I believe they will return,” he warned.
He further stressed that the PDP’s immediate focus was not
on personalities but on rebuilding public confidence after years of internal
crisis, including leadership tussles and disputes over the office of the
national secretary.
“This is the People’s Democratic Party. We don’t headhunt
for candidates; our doors are open for those who wish to come in.
“For now, our pursuit is not about the candidate but about
regaining the confidence of Nigerians. PDP is not owned by any individual; it
belongs to the people,” Ogidi said.
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