Some among leaders of the PDP in Obbo-Aiyegunle , Ekiti Local Government, Kwara state have left the party for the APC.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned the key PDP members announced their defection to the APC during the Rotational Local Government Meeting of the Ekiti Local Government All Progressive Congress, APC, in Obbo-Aiyegunle on Wednesday.
Leading scores of PDP defectors to the APC during the party’s rotational meeting was Ojo Samuel Shola, who served as Special Assistant under former chairman, Ekiti local government, 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 others.
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 the other defectors, said the sincerity of purpose, commitment to good governance and the Infrastructure projects executed by Governor AbdulRasaq AbdulRahman administration across all the wards in Ekiti Local Government , most especially, in the two wards in the community, were the major reason why they took a decision to join the ruling party.
He stated that they had all been followers of former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki for over 20-years, but that their community as a whole could not however boast of a project executed by the state government for 16-years .
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 deceived the people of Obbo-Aiyegunle with the promise of constructing their major road which links the community to other parts of Kwara State, but that the past administrations never for once fulfilled any one of such promises.
‘The best we ever saw were two occasions, both nearing general elections, when they would deceive us to vote for them, by bringing road construction equipment to the road, only to remove them 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 stage, despite the fact that the present governor had never made any of such bogus promises to us’ he said.
Mr. Bamidele added that, the whole of Obbo-Aiyegunle community 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 election, most especially, the governorship and the House of Assembly election.
He added that residents of the community are so eager to deliver their votes for the governor and all other candidates of his party.
While receiving 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, cognizant of their political vibrancy and being youthful-grassroots mobilizes.
He therefore assured them of equal recognition and treatment with the old party members.
The meeting attracted major stakeholders in Ekiti LG APC including the member representing Ekiti Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Honourable Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Raji Rasaq, Chief J.B. Ayeni, Asiwaju Ayobola Samuel, Elder Akin Bamidele and Chief S.K. Olosunde- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
