The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has said that the defection of Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to the party remains uncertain.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abdulmumin Ohiare Abdulsalam, made the clarification while reacting to reports that Obi and Kwankwaso are set to join the NDC.
In a statement on Saturday, Abdulsalam said his recent response to a rare inquiry by a print journalist regarding the possibility of defections of the duo of Mr. Peter Gregory Obi and Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso dwelt more on the realm of probability rather than certainty.
“For the purpose of clarity, the NDC wishes to restate and maintain its policy posturing on the sensitive issue of defections by politicians and potential electoral candidates who feel dissatisfied in their various political parties.
“Abinitio, our party has been calling on both the ruling and opposition politicians to join what we call the ‘Noah’s Ark’ being floated by the national leader of the party, especially considering the unique ideologies and policy pillars upon which the NDC was built,” he stated.
Abdulsalam added that while discussions with key opposition leaders, including many APC politicians, are ongoing, the hierarchy of the NDC shall continue to keep the doors of the party open for whoever wants to come into the party’s fold to salvage the nation.
