No fewer than 570 key members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State are planning to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress on Saturday (today). But an association within the PDP in the state called the Unity Group begged the aggrieved members to reconsider the move. The group made the appeal at a news conference in Yenagoa on Friday against the backdrop of mass defections of prominent members of the party to the APC. Addressing journalists on Friday, Coordinator, PDP Unity Group, Mrs. Marie Ebikake, urged the aggrieved members not to defect to another party. Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in the state, who was recently relieved of her position because of her alleged closeness to the former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, said the group was committed to the unity and resolution of the crisis confronting the PDP. She said, “We cannot deceive ourselves. Some of our people have vowed to go to the APC. We want to use this medium to appeal to them to return. The home they have built, they cannot allow it to collapse. “We are a group in the Bayelsa State PDP that is committed to the unity of our party, particularly after the outcome of the recent general elections. “We believe that losing power at the centre after 16 years should unite rather than divide us. We salute the commitment of our members and supporters in the last 16 years. “However, we are not oblivious of the most recent defections from our great party in Bayelsa State to the opposition APC. We cannot also pretend to be unperturbed of the planned defection of our esteemed members on Saturday (today) in Yenagoa. “There is no doubt that some of these defectors are men and women of high political substance and pedigree who have contributed to our past achievements.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-begs-as-members-plan-defection-today/

I don't understand, so APC, PDP are all job paying parties that people migrate to whenever there is a winning party.
Na so..

"Begs" I didn't see any begging in the write up.

But why does punch, tribunal and osun defender always talking about pdp?

chocolateme:
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Space bookers ehn , diariss God oo

The truth is Politicians are never satisfied.... They only smell money. Wether beg or not they wil defect soon

good news





let all the pest and parasites that destroyed pdp for the past 16 years go to the 'saint'
party

jobless politician. even heard PJ is behind this.

I'm really glad to see the destruction of PDP. That party needs to go down. A party of arrogant, unrepentant fools who are glad to see the suffering of Nigerians to the delight of the the elites.

Except it purges itself of certain idiots who caused suffering upon Nigerians, sorry, it's over for them!

socialmediaman:
I'm really glad to see the destruction of PDP. That party needs to go down. A party of arrogant, unrepentant fools who are glad to see the suffering of Nigerians to the delight of the the elites.

Except it purges itself of certain idiots who caused suffering upon Nigerians, sorry, it's over for them!

Yeah, but problem is that, it is the same crop of arrogant, unrepentant fools in PDP that are moving to the party of 'saints'. I hope that the tables don't turn, whereby the party of 'saints' will become a party of arrogant, unrepentant fools? Let us pray.

its was just a diplomatic appeal that's All. but fact be said de won't listen. d President himself is going to welcome dem de feel like ontop of d world already even wen de know de can't win election!!

TalkItAll:


Yeah, but problem is that, it is the same crop of arrogant, unrepentant fools in PDP that are moving to the party of 'saints'. I hope that the tables don't turn, whereby the party of 'saints' will become a party of arrogant, unrepentant fools? Let us pray.

The major problem in PDP is the biggest stakeholders who are the foundation members of the party. These people are so corrupt and undemocratic that it's only divine intervention that can save the country if PDP comes back to power. The worst is, these people will never relinquish power to the younger generation, talk about people like David Mark. PDP unfortunately cannot purge itself of these people and as long as they remain, there will never be democracy. Of course some of these people have flown into the APC but remember it was lack of democracy that made them leave in the first place, like Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi etc. Nigerians want democracy, not imposition, and Nigerians want corruption to be very minimized so that development can go on, PDP cannot provide that unfortunately

socialmediaman:


The major problem in PDP is the biggest stakeholders who are the foundation members of the party. These people are so corrupt and undemocratic that it's only divine intervention that can save the country if PDP comes back to power. The worst is, these people will never relinquish power to the younger generation, talk about people like David Mark. PDP unfortunately cannot purge itself of these people and as long as they remain, there will never be democracy. Of course some of these people have flown into the APC but remember it was lack of democracy that made them leave in the first place, like Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi etc. Nigerians want democracy, not imposition, and Nigerians want corruption to be very minimized so that development can go on, PDP cannot provide that unfortunately

Well we hope and pray that all pans out well for the good of Nigeria and Nigerians