The national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been accused of fanning the embers of disunity and rancour within the state chapters of the party.

Former members of the party stated this in Erin-Ile in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State while announcing their decamping to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The former chairman of the party in the area, Jimoh Balogun, while briefing the members, enumerated various efforts made by various state chapters of the party to instil party discipline and rule of law, but that they were rebuffed by the national leadership of the party.

For a former member of the state House of Assembly, Rasaq Taiwo, interference in the affairs of the state chapters and lack of internal rule of law was the last straw that broke the camel’s back that made them to decamp.

The PDP has seen many of its members moving in large numbers into the opposition party, APC, in recent times, citing the same reasons as being behind their decision, with the word “impunity” commonly used.

State Governors, members of the House of Representatives, party leaders in states like Kaduna and Kwara, have been part of the exodus.