Panic In Bayelsa As PDP Chieftain, Senator Felix Oboro Dumps PDP For APC

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state, Bayelsa, and former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia, Senator Felix Oboro, on Friday, officially dumped the PDP for APC.

He was received by the leader of APC and former governor of the state, Timipre Sylva; state chairman of the party, Tiwei Orunimighe, and BoT member, Perez Peretu, among other party stalwarts at a ceremony in Yenagoa

Oboro, a founding member of PDP, was also the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in the administration of the first civilian governor of the state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, under which Jonathan served as deputy governor.

Giving reasons for his defection to APC, Oboro accused Jonathan of destroying internal democracy in PDP.

“Since Dr. Jonathan became President and leader of PDP nationwide, there has never been any genuine congress in any part of the PDP states to elect candidates to represent the party in any election,” he said.

He described the Jonathan-led Federal Government as inept, stressing that it had enthroned “corruption, insecurity and economic downturn” in Nigeria.

He said: “Under President Jonathan, even a simple thing like internal democracy in his party has been destroyed because he ascended the governorship position through unholy harmonisation and not democracy.

“As for corruption, insecurity and economic downturn, Jonathan’s six years as President is now the cause of these problems the country is talking about.”

He said APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has over 90 per cent chances more than the President across the states in next month’s elections, stressing that Nigerians see in Buhari a disciplined leader who would fix the nation’s problems.