Segun Sowunmi, a close ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has revealed he may defect from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress if PDP leaders continue to undermine the party’s stability.
The former spokesperson for Atiku’s 2023 presidential campaign made the disclosure during an interview on TVC’s Your View on Tuesday, citing his admiration for the APC’s leadership structure.
Sowunmi praised President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, as steadfast leaders, contrasting them with what he described as inconsistent political actors.
“Let me be very upfront. I’ve always said and I’ve said it many times over, if I ever leave the PDP, damn, I’m going to the APC. And why is that? Because at least I can accept that the two main pillars of the APC, President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are stable people. They don’t jump from one political tendency to the other, and have been damn stable too since 1998,” he said.
He further explained that before making any move, he would consult APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka to review the party’s constitution.
“If I have to go to the APC, I will first of all visit my friend Felix Morka. I will have a sit down with him. I’ll ask for the constitution of the party, I will read it,” Sowunmi stated.
The PDP chieftain, who spent 27 years in the party, also criticized the coalition talks spearheaded by Atiku, describing them as destabilizing.
“One of the reasons why I’m irritated by this talk of coalition that they are doing is that I can’t imagine how decent political people will think that it is their responsibility to be looking for new platform every season. I don’t agree. So if I must leave, I must at least go to where I think they can also be stable forever,” he said.
Despite being a vocal critic of Tinubu’s administration in the past, Sowunmi has recently softened his stance following a meeting with the President. He claimed the interaction gave him deeper insight into Tinubu’s policies and governance approach.
In a bold closing remark, Sowunmi asserted that Tinubu outshines his political rivals, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi, in strategic intelligence. His statements have sparked fresh debates about potential realignments in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the next election cycle.