Betrayal? PDP Chieftain Opens Up On Why He Worked For The Victory Of APC At The Polls

Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun

A chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and a former governor of Plateau state, Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun, has disclosed that he worked towards the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded general elections.
According to him, he decided to work for the APC because of the injustice perpetrated against PDP members and the imposition of candidates during the elections by some state governors at various levels.
Tapgun made this known while addressing newsmen at his country home in Jos on April 21, Tuesday, Punch reports.
He said: “I contributed to the success of the APC in the state because my party failed. My party failed to zone the governorship to the southern part and that was the greatest error made by the party. The APC fortunately zoned the governorship to the southern part and it won.
“Contributing to the APC victory was not because we were gratified, it was not hidden at all; it was not done behind the scene. We openly said that we were going to work against the PDP in Plateau State and we kept our promise.
“We are PDP; we are not going out and we did it to the end. So, the success of the APC is on the platform of the PDP and we are not ashamed of and it is good to show people that whenever you don’t perform you will be kicked out.”
He explained that the PDP was divided and that APC’s victory at the federal and state levels was not surprising.
The former governor accused President Goodluck Jonathan of allowing some PDP governors to hijack the party, adding that he and some governorship aspirants had warned the president about the impending fall of the party but were ignored.
Report had surfaced some days back that the PDP had begun reviewing its performance in the March 28 presidential election to ascertain the cause of Jonathan’s defeat. It was gathered that some top members of the party, especially those from the North, connived with the APC to ensure that Jonathan was beaten at the polls.
Also, some PDP chieftains are calling for the resignation or removal of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu for failing to lead the party to victory.
The PDP not only lost the presidential election to the All Progressives Congress (APC), it also lost its National Assembly majority status and governorship seats including state Houses of assembly