The Minister of
Information, Labaran Maku, said on Wednesday that the defection of some
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members to All Progressives Congress
(APC) was a blessing in disguise.
Maku, who spoke to State House
correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the
Presidential Villa, said that the defection would strengthen the PDP in
the long run."No party would be happy to lose its members to any other party, but I have always made a point that sometimes, you need to lose weight to gain strength.
"This is exactly what has happened in PDP because when a number of these people are leaving, the party will be healthier in the long run.
"If you look at all those who had left the party, some of them are those that have caused all the headaches in PDP.