‘PDP torn to shreds’ – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has cautioned politiciansagainst joining the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, declaring that no saneperson would defect to the opposition party. He made the remark during the Senate’s screening of JoashAmupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. His comment followed an exchange with the Senatorrepresenting Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, who had observed that nobodycontested the results of the last presidential election conducted in Ghana. In response, Akpabio noted that former President GoodluckJonathan also did not challenge the outcome of the 2015 presidential electionconducted by INEC, adding that the Commission had continued to improve over theyears. However, Senator Dickson reminded Akpabio that the 2015election was held under a PDP-led administration. Reacting further, Akpabio said, “At that time, PDP was nottorn to shreds, but there is no human being that is sane today that can evenjoin such a platform.”

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