Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has hailed the latest defectors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Recall that former governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), who is also a deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Former chairman of the PDP in the state, Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele, a member representing Abeokuta South State Constituency 1 on the platform of the opposition party, Hon. Luqmon Atobatele, a former member of the House of Assembly, Hon. Idowu Olowofuja, a former chairman of the Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Rotimi Rahaman, Dr. Mojeed Ekelojumati and thousands of their supporters also defected.
Reacting, Governor Dapo Abiodun, while welcoming the defectors, revealed that they have been fully accepted back into the APC fold.
Describing the PDP as a sinking ship, he expressed his happiness that Hon. Akinlade and others eventually realized that they needed to join the progressive team of the APC.
He concluded by urging existing members from the 236 wards and the state working committee to accept and collaborate with the new members.
“I want to assure you that we will accord you the rights, privileges, and respect that indeed you deserve.
Today, our brothers have come back home, and we are happy and rejoicing in it. We are happy to receive them back into the fold.
The chairman of the party, a former House of Representatives member, former governorship candidate who came second in an election where I contested, former deputy governorship candidate, a serving member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, and Deputy Minority member Leader, a former council chairman, former commissioner, former ALGON chairman—the list is endless. We are all here today happily receiving them.
Hon. Akinlade said something: he said they didn’t just come here to declare today; they have gone to their various wards, they declared at their respective wards, they have joined from bottom-up, not from top-down because they are seasoned politicians,” he said.
