2019: What PDP Must Never Offer Defectors – Makarfi

The former governor of Kaduna and one-time interim chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party has hinted the leadership of PDP not to give the defectors undue advantage over the loyal and persistent members of the party.

He said this on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, while he solicited support over his ambition as the presidential aspirant of PDP.

It’s no news again that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had a massive loss of membership to the opposition PDP, most of which were lawmakers and some other governors.

He said the party should take care not to allow a scenario where a visitor is given the guest room but later demands the masters room, consequently leading to the owner evacuating the house for the visitor.

He said accommodation of defectors should be balanced to cater for the interest of all party members, lest some members be alienated.

“Everybody is welcome but we must be careful so we don’t give the impression that it doesn’t pay to be loyal.

“We must be careful how we accommodate and integrate those that are defecting to the party. It must be balanced in a way that the interest of everybody is taken care of,”
Makarfi said.

“Some people when you pinch them like this, they will run to another party. When the going was tough, I stayed on but you accept them into your house and give them your guest room. Next, they take the Master bedroom; next, they drive you out of your house. We must not allow this, we must not give undue advantage to them, so that we do not alienate our people.

“PDP must never allow that kind of thing to happen. Let them come in and enjoy the privileges but you must know what to give and what not to give.”