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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the defection of the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) runs counter to political principles and morality.
The PDP, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said it is “unrestrained cowardice,” for a person to abandon a political party that gave him cover for many years, because of a “slight discomfort.”
The statement reads: “We are aware of the official announcement of the long-speculated defection of His Excellency, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri from our party to the All Progressives Congress, today via a broadcast in Adamawa State.
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“This move, though long speculated, had attracted several rebuttals from the governor himself, even as recently as last week, after the presidential visit to Adamawa. By this announcement, the governor himself has confirmed what hitherto was a rumour, by aligning with the ruling party – a move he says is in the ‘developmental interest ‘ of his state.
“While we acknowledge that this move is well within Fintiri’s legal rights, it is clearly against political principles and morality, a challenge to multi-party democracy and democratic consolidation. “For a person to abandon a platform that provided political coverage for him, across many election cycles at the sight of slight discomfort, is unambiguously an exhibition of unrestrained cowardice, and not a mark of a principled politician.
“As we bid Governor Finitri farewell, we remind him that history and posterity are the ultimate and unbiased judges of human conduct and are actively recording the actions and inactions of people. “We urge our members in Adamawa State to accept this sad reality with grace, knowing that the true test of a person is during times of inconvenience and contention. They should remain resolute in the hope that the rebirth movement of our party is on course and will certainly reposition our party back to winning ways.”
