{"id":169916,"date":"2025-07-17T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/pdp-remains-strong-despite-defections-buba-jajere"},"modified":"2025-07-17T18:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:54:29","slug":"pdp-remains-strong-despite-defections-buba-jajere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/pdp-remains-strong-despite-defections-buba-jajere","title":{"rendered":"PDP Remains Strong Despite Defections Buba-Jajere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A member representing Fika\/Fune Federal Constituency of Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammed Buba-Jajere, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is deeply rooted and will remain so in spite of the recent gale of defections.<\/p>\n<p>Buba-Jajere, who made this known in Damaturu on Thursday, said the party remains a strong opposition because it has roots and structures all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the defections were no serious threat to the PDP because the party is firmly established, especially in terms of ideas, beliefs, and values.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker said that so many people have come into the PDP, and others have left, adding that the party has existed for a long time and has become strongly embedded.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the recent defections would not change anything in any way, stressing that the party has re-strategised in Yobe.<\/p>\n<p>He also dismissed the insinuation that Nigeria was heading towards a one-party state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gotten rid of saboteurs, and we will emerge victorious come 2027 in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria is a large country comprising so many people with different ideologies, as well as ethnic and religious backgrounds. It is just impossible to coerce people into a one-party system,\u201d Buba-Jajere said.<\/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. A member representing Fika\/Fune Federal Constituency of Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammed Buba-Jajere, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is deeply rooted and will remain so in spite of the recent gale of defections. 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