By Kolawole Ojebisi
A Former National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbodiyan, has maintained that the defection of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, will signal the disintegration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ologbodiyan spoke while appearing on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show,’ on Tuesday. He averred that the ex-governor’s defection would trigger a crisis in the party.
“There will be an implosion in President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s party, the APC, and anybody in doubt of that should look at what has happened with El-Rufai’s resignation. El-Rufai is a founding machine in the All Progressives Congress, and if a founding machine can leave the party, you can imagine what’s going to follow,” he said.
Recall that on Monday, March 10, 2025, El-Rufai dumped the APC for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) following his criticisms of the party and President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement announcing his resignation from the APC, the former Governor of Kaduna said the party has castrated its organs and treated its membership with contempt.
El-Rufai noted that the values of those in control of the ruling party do not align with his own again while citing other reasons for his decision.
He said, “There is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party.”
However, as the PDP struggles to resolve its own lingering crisis, Ologbodiyan urged the media to embolden opposition parties, adding that the culture of silence should not be encouraged.
“Let us find a way to embolden the opposition because, without opposition, there is no democracy,” he said.
On the proposed coalition, Ologbodiyan said the PDP has not decided on the matter. However, he added that the party would align with other parties to strengthen the opposition. He added that one of Abubakar Atiku’s faction of the party or Nyesom Wike’s group will join the proposed coalition.
