The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condemned former Publicity Secretary Banji Okunomo and other chieftains who abandoned the party, insisting that their departure would not destabilise the PDP. Okunomo resigned his membership, citing the internal crisis that has been plaguing the party, and said he would announce his next move soon.
In a statement issued by PDP Publicity Secretary Kennedy Peretei, the party acknowledged receiving reports of Okunomo’s resignation but declared that it would not lose sleep over the development. The statement noted that, over the past 18 months, the same individuals have moved in and out of the PDP twice, demonstrating their “nomadic” nature as politicians. Many of them, who received promotions beyond their capacities from the PDP, consistently lost their polling units to other parties during elections.
The party further accused these defectors of being driven by opportunistic, self‑serving ambitions and of seeking “crumbs from the master’s table.” After a brief stint with the Zenith Labour Party, they allegedly returned to the PDP, a move the statement described as a measure of their limited political relevance. In its view, the PDP has no reason to be concerned about the exit of such “colourless, inconsequential, and serial defectors,” whom it likened to “political prostitutes” wherever they go.
The PDP concluded by wishing the defectors “the best of luck on their sojourn,” adding that the party’s doors remain open should they ever wish to return, and labeling them “political herdsmen.”
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