Ganduje: PDP will cease to exist before end of 2025

Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on its way to extinction.

Ganduje was reacting to remarks by Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa, who claimed that the APC would soon disintegrate and that former PDP members, including Ganduje, would return to the opposition party.

In a statement issued on Sunday by Edwin Olofu, his chief press secretary, Ganduje said such remarks were “baseless and illogical”.

He said he has no reason to leave the APC for what he described as a “failing opposition”.

“In fact we will soon receive Sule Lamido because very soon he won’t have where to go. The PDP is dead,” he said.

Ganduje added that internal divisions within the PDP will lead to its collapse before the end of 2025.

“It is evident to any discerning observer that under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC continues to gain momentum, with prominent political figures across the country defecting to the party in large numbers,” the statement reads.

“With such overwhelming national support, the APC remains focused on consolidating its achievements and preparing for a resounding victory in the 2027 general elections.”

He reaffirmed his pride in leading the APC, which he described as the largest political party in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

He said his leadership is committed to deepening internal democracy and advancing sustainable governance.

Ganduje urged Lamido to focus on the challenges within the PDP rather than making unfounded claims.

On Friday, Ganduje said there is nothing wrong with having a one-party system in Nigeria.

Reacting to whether the wave of defection of opposition politicians to the ruling APC would not slide Nigeria into a one-party state, Ganduje cited China as an example of a working one-party state.

“China is one of the strongest countries in the world, and it’s a one-party system,” he said.

“We are not saying we are working for a one-party system, but if that is the wish of Nigerians. We cannot quarrel with that.”