The National Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, has boasted that members of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, are eager to join the ruling party, PDP.

Tukur made this disclosure in London on Wednesday while receiving a group of Nigerian professionals living in Europe, who paid him a courtesy visit. The group was led by one Dr Edwin Olabamiro.

Recent developments in the political settings of Nigeria have seen the massive defection of PDP members to the APC.

But Tukur, allaying the fears, told the professionals that contrary to the recent happenings, the PDP had been welcoming more members into its fold from across the federation compared to the number of those that have defected. He added that the PDP has put measures in place to make the aggrieved members return to the party soon.

"The PDP remains a party with the largest spread and tested strength to win elections any day any time. I thank you all for this visit, while I urge our members in Nigeria not to be brow beaten by images of political delusion that confront them every day from different quarters," Tukur told the visiting Nigerian professionals.

"The good thing is that if five people move out of PDP into the other party, even by a dint of propaganda, the party takes in more than 500 at a time as replacement. The electorate in Nigeria trusts the PDP more than many people are aware," a boastful Tukur further stated.

He also declared that, "at the end of it all, PDP would be the better and more prepared to do greater exploits," urging the party members to "savour the period of the yuletide and not allow any issue to keep them distracted and depressed."

Tukur thanked the group for showing interest in offering their expertise in moving the country forward. He noted that they are needed to take part in the 2015 general election.

Source: www.aproko247.com/2014/01/02/apc-members-are-eager-to-join-pdp-tukur-boasts/

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This old man should wake up from his dream ooo...

These "Party Dying Permanently" (PDP) members/leaders won't stop to spew sheet. The same people who they refer to as "Progrethieves", are still the same people they want.

I have always known this sha.
The lies from apc e-team are so shameful, little wonder people don't take them serious anymore.
If you've noticed, they now resort to lies, double standards, and insults upon insults cos they seem to have run out of 'shameful strategies'.
I like the way GEJ foot-soldiers handle them wherever, with huge maturity, proven facts, verifyable stories of progress and constant pieces of advices.
The apc guys must give up, cos the more they speak, the more members they lose.
Lagos is an example - GEJ till 2019