Former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has slammed former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for criticizing his recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

According to him, Saraki lacks the moral standing to comment on the matter.

Okowa said this while speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Tuesday, in reaction to Saraki description of his defection as “shocking” and “unprecedented,” especially considering that Okowa was the PDP’s vice presidential candidate in the 2023 general election.

“It is shocking and unbecoming. It’s simply a sign of how low we have sunk as a polity,” Saraki had said in a statement.

Reacting, Okowa pointed out that Saraki lacks the moral standing to criticize him because he had also in the past defected from the PDP to the APC and later returned.

“I did not expect that someone like Senator Bukola Saraki would comment about me,” Okowa said. “He has also moved to the APC before and eventually returned. So he has had movements to and fro. I don’t think he has the moral right to speak about my defection.”

Further speaking, Okowa said his decision to dump the PDP was informed by the fact that the party is no longer the right vehicle for Delta State.

“Several things have been going on in the party. While I do not want to join issues with people, our leaders in this state have reviewed recent events and communications from the PDP leadership, and it became clear to us that the party is no longer the right political vehicle for Delta State ahead of 2027,” he said.

The former governor also criticised the PDP’s leadership for rejecting calls for a coalition, warning that such internal disunity signaled that the opposition party was not prepared to offer a viable alternative in the next general election.

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