{"id":164059,"date":"2025-05-24T23:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro"},"modified":"2025-05-25T00:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T23:12:46","slug":"defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro","title":{"rendered":"Defections: PDP not collapsing, Nigeria won\u2019t become one-party state \u2013 Abba Moro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, on Saturday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Moro expressed confidence that the PDP will bounce back stronger from its current crisis and loss of members.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Jos, Plateau State, during the party\u2019s North Central Zonal Elective Congress, the Benue South Senator also expressed confidence that Nigeria will not slide into a one-party state.<\/p>\n<p>He said that with the election of the North Central zonal executives, the former ruling party will continue to grow stronger.<\/p>\n<p>According to Moro: \u201cIt has been a very successful event. You can see the enthusiasm; delegates from across the zone, including the FCT, are excited and happy that the exercises are taking place today. As you well know, this is one in a series of activities the PDP has lined up in response to the seeming crisis within the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese activities are all leading up to the National Convention for the election of a brand-new party leadership. Let\u2019s not forget that the apparent crisis in the party stems from a leadership struggle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut with new leaders being elected from the ward to the local government, then to the state and now the zonal levels and eventually at the National Convention, this process will breathe new life into the PDP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe party will continue to grow stronger. With the impressive turnout here, representing all corners of the North Central zone, and with leaders like former Governor Saraki and the rest of us present, I can confidently assure you that the PDP is not collapsing, contrary to insinuations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no fear of Nigeria becoming a one-party state. Not at all. I don\u2019t believe that\u2019s a likely outcome. Yes, defections have a ripple effect, and the initial shock can be significant. But after that, PDP members will regroup, recommit, and rededicate themselves to the cause. I am confident that the PDP is coming back stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, on Saturday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not collapse. Moro expressed confidence that the PDP will bounce back stronger from its current crisis and loss of members. Speaking in Jos, Plateau State, during the party\u2019s North Central Zonal Elective Congress, the Benue South [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":164057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,28,14,2660],"tags":[9305,17216,254,65],"class_list":["post-164059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-abba-moro","tag-defections","tag-nigeria","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Defections: PDP not collapsing, Nigeria won\u2019t become one-party state \u2013 Abba Moro - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, on Saturday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not collapse. ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Defections: PDP not collapsing, Nigeria won\u2019t become one-party state \u2013 Abba Moro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, on Saturday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not collapse. ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-24T22:08:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-24T23:12:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748115799.235302.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Defections: PDP not collapsing, Nigeria won\u2019t become one-party state \u2013 Abba Moro\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-24T22:08:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-24T23:12:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\"},\"wordCount\":348,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748115799.235302.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Abba Moro\",\"Defections\",\"Nigeria\",\"PDP\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"homepage-english\",\"Policy\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defections-pdp-not-collapsing-nigeria-wont-become-one-party-state-abba-moro\",\"name\":\"Defections: PDP not collapsing, Nigeria won\u2019t become one-party state \u2013 Abba Moro - 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