…Says I don’t subscribe to politics of gang-ups and shenanigans
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has firmly distanced himself from the recent defection of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President David Mark to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stating he remains committed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking during an interview on Politics Today aired on Channels Television on Sunday, the Benue South lawmaker dismissed the notion of joining the ADC, expressing his disapproval of opportunistic political movements.
“I don’t subscribe to politics of gang-ups and all these shenanigans. I am comfortable in PDP and have no reason to leave,” the Benue South senator said.
Despite the internal crisis facing the PDP, Moro made it clear that he has no intention of abandoning the party. Instead, he advocates for constructive engagement to rebuild Nigeria’s democratic landscape.
“If something is going wrong in a democracy, there are two options. Either we put our heads together, try to constructively engage the ruling party to right the wrongs and rebuild this country and make it great again, or we move to a different platform to see how we can wrest power from the ruling party.
Those who have gone to the ADC have chosen the latter option of picking a platform to wrest power from the ruling party. How far they can go is all for conjecture. But I am not joining them.
I can assure you that where I am is also getting stronger. And I can also tell you that I can provide some level of resistance.”
Responding to questions about his decision not to align with political allies like Atiku and Mark, Moro was forthright:
“Well, the reality on ground is that I’m not following. That is the truth about the matter. I am comfortable in PDP and I have no reason to leave the party now or in the near future.
No matter what people say about the crisis and the division in PDP, we and other leaders of the party will stay behind and fix it. But those who have left have their reasons for leaving.
Don’t forget that we still have two former Senate Presidents and many ex-governors already still in the PDP. They are not walking away. Sometimes, some of these exits are good riddance to bad rubbish because some of them may have been responsible for the crisis we have in this party today.”
When asked whether he anticipated Atiku’s defection, Moro revealed that the signs had been apparent for some time.
“I never thought that Atiku would leave PDP. But if you recall very succinctly, even scholars of politics will tell you it is the act of the possible.
For quite some time, quite frankly, for those of us in the PDP, we knew that Atiku was on his way out of the party. For some time now, he has not been attending the activities of the PDP.
I can tell you this, that any PDP member who has been very active in attending functions of the PDP, especially NEC, BoT, Caucus and other meetings will tell you that for some months now, he has been away from the party.”
