The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Kwara State has lost more of their key party members to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC at Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti Local Government Area of the State.
The defection of key PDP members to the APC took place during the Rotational Local Government Meeting of the Ekiti Local Government All Progressive Congress, APC, held at Obbo-Aiyegunle, in the Local Government Area.
Leading scorers of defectors to the APC during the party’s rotational meeting held on Wednesday are Ojo Samuel Shola, who was the Special Assistant to the former Ekiti Local Government Council Chairman, Honourable Akintoba Fatigun.
Other key members of the PDP who defected are Adelodun Banjo; Bamidele Sunday (aka Omoga); Oluwole Sunday; Ojo Ajibola; Ayo Aina; Esan Friday; Ogunleye Abiodun; Falodun Sunday, among other defectors.
While commenting on the reason for their decision to defect from the PDP to the APC, Bamidele Sunday and Adelodun Banjo who spoke on behalf of other defectors said the sincerity of purpose, commitment to good governance and Infrastructural projects which has been executed by Governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRahman of Kwara’ State across all the wards in Ekiti Local Government Area, most especially, in the two wards of the community, were the major reason why they are joining the ruling party.
He stated that they have alll been life-long followers of Bukola Saraki for over 20-years, but their community as a whole could not boast of a project executed all through the 16-years of Saraki’s leadership of the State.
In his own comment, Bamidele Sunday, popularly known as.’Omoga’, stated that the PDP administration which held sway in the state for over two decades had consistently decieved the people of Obbo-Aiyegunle with the promise of constructing their major road which links the community to other part of Kwara’ State, but the past administration under Bukola Saraki leadership never for once fulfill any one of the promises.
“The best we ever saw were two occasions, both nearing general elections, when they would decieve us to vote for them, by bringing road construction machinery to the road, only to remove the machines immediately elections were over.
“However, governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRahman has successfully started the construction of the road without any major drama and it is now at 95% completion rate, despite the fact that the present governor had never made any of such bogus promises to us.
Mr. Bamidele added that, the whole of Obbo-Aiyegunle community, resident at home and abroad, owe Governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRahman a big gratitude, which will come in a block vote for all the candidates of the All Progressive Congress, APC, during the forthcoming general elections, most especially, the governorship and the House of Assembly election.”
He added that the residents of the community are so eager to deliver their votes for the governor and all other candidates of his party.
While recieving the defectors into the APC, the local government chairman of the party, Honourable Awelewa Olawale promised an immediate integration of the new defectors.into the campaign activities of the party in the local government, based on the political vibrancy of the defectors, being youthful-grassroot mobilisers. He therefore assured them of equal recognition and treatment with the old party’s members.
The meeting attracted major stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Ekiti Local Government Area, including the member representing Ekiti Constituency in the Kwara’ State House of Assembly, Honourable Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Raji Rasaq, Chief J.B. Ayeni, Asiwaju Ayobola Samuel, Elder Akin Bamidele, Chief S.K. Olosunde, among other party leaders and thousands of enthusiastic party members.
