Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “dead,” insisting that its ongoing crisis is entirely self-inflicted — not caused by President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Wednesday, Fayose dismissed claims that President Tinubu has been pressuring opposition governors to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, the recent defections of Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah were driven by their own political interests, not presidential influence.
“President Tinubu should not be blamed for PDP’s problems. The PDP is sick — and remains perpetually sick without a cure in sight. Those who killed the party know themselves,” Fayose said.
The outspoken ex-governor, who remains a registered member of the PDP, revealed that three more governors are set to leave the party soon, which would reduce its number of governors to just five. Even among the remaining ones, he warned, internal rifts could further cripple the once-dominant opposition party.
“Let me tell you, there are three more governors that will leave soon. There will be five remaining — and even among them, one will struggle to get the ticket. They all know the ticket is just an ordinary tissue paper,” he stated.
Fayose accused current party leaders of destroying the PDP through internal power struggles, saying they are more interested in control than in rebuilding the party.
“They are killing the party because they all want to control it. That’s what happened in 2023,” he added.
Despite his long association with the PDP, Fayose made it clear he has no intention of helping to revive it, arguing that the rot set in long before the recent wave of defections.
His remarks come amid renewed speculation of a massive exodus from the PDP, which has been struggling to redefine itself since its defeat in the 2023 general elections.
