The Plateau State chapter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of playing game of deceit as regards the defection of some politicians in the state.

The State Acting chairman of the ruling party Chief Raymond Dabo said the main opposition party only brings together disgruntled forces that have worked against the party in the past and are working against the party to deceive Nigerians

“Those who allegedly defected from the PDP to the APC at Jos Township stadium were members of the PDP in the past that left the party to other parties that do no longer exist in the state, and decided they want to return to the PDP. But we insisted they follow due process knowing they were coming with the plans of destabilizing the party” Dabo said.

The Plateau State chapter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of playing game of deceit as regards the defection of some politicians in the state.

The State Acting chairman of the ruling party Chief Raymond Dabo said the main opposition party only brings together disgruntled forces that have worked against the party in the past and are working against the party to deceive Nigerians

“Those who allegedly defected from the PDP to the APC at Jos Township stadium were members of the PDP in the past that left the party to other parties that do no longer exist in the state, and decided they want to return to the PDP. But we insisted they follow due process knowing they were coming with the plans of destabilizing the party” Dabo said.

This publication established that the defectors were led by Dame Pauline Tallen a former deputy governor who contested the governorship of the state under the Labour Party in 2011.

Dabo described the action of Tallen and her cohorts as “an act of desperation and part of desperate machination of the APC to misinform the wise voting people of Plateau State”. “The “paraded defectors are renowned political prostitutes”.

He said the PDP is not threatened by their actions “As far as our party, PDP is concerned the purported defection is of no consequence. We are bold to say this because these characters have long lost their reckoning in the political landscape in the state”.

The PDP acting chairman added that “When last did any of them attend even ordinary ward meeting in their constituencies? Since they have contributed nothing to the party in the first place, their so -called defection is a mere fancy. As far as we are concerned they have publicly gone back to where they belong”.

He said these were the fears they expressed before their purported acceptance by the national leadership of the party. “We were not against their returning but we knew they were not coming to add value to the party in the state but to desperately look for power and creat confusion”.

Dabo said even though the party leadership at the state knew their motives they were ready to accept them but resolved that their defection should be done in accordance with the provision of the constitution of the party as laid down in chapter two, part one sub-section 2 to 11 of the constitution.

He explained that the constitution stipulated that whoever wants to join or defect to the party should join at the ward level and must be issued with the party card duly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the ward.
Dabo also noted that all these processes must be done within 30 days before the congress of the party, disclosing that all those paraded as defectors to APC did not follow the due process as such they cannot claim to be PDP members.

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Plateau PDP says the defection of Pauline Tallen and others to APC is a non issue