A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has described the decision by Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, to form a coalition ahead of the 2027 election as shocking.

Speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Bode George said the duo are aligning with a party he described as “a ship that is already sinking.”

He accused Atiku and other PDP stalwarts defecting to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, of fuelling the crisis currently rocking the opposition party.

He stated, “Those who created the PDP crisis are the ones leaving. We are holding our NEC meeting in the coming week and when we meet, we will discuss the programme of the party.

“We will approve all the committees that are going to handle the convention of the party.

“The fact that we are in a position to hold that meeting, you will see at the end that the Iroko tree has been resurrected.

“I am shocked that Obi, Atiku, and others are jumping into a ship that is already sinking.”

Atiku had on Wednesday officially dumped the PDP for the ADC, citing the unending crisis.