Dozens of members of the People’s Democratic Party, Alliance for Democratic Party and ‘The Osun Progressive’ have formally dumped their parties to join the All Progressive Congress in Ikire, Osun State.
At a programme held in Ikire where they were received into the APC fold, the defectors alleged the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of turning Governance to family affairs.
They promised to work tirelessly to ensure APC wins the 2026 Governorship election in the State.
They also commended President Bola Tinubu for his efforts at turning around the economy of the Country.
‘When you are in a party and you don’t feel belonging and isolated, and the party is doing things only within their friends and families, it is not a party for the masses, I don’t think I can go along with such a party. In Osun state, especially in Irewole, only those they see as family are dominating without giving other people the opportunity to have the dividend of democracy, I can not be in such a party.
Political party is to help the masses and not for a group of people.
In a situation where out of 100, only 2 percent are enjoying, such a government is creating suffering and problems for the masses’
Receiving the defectors into the APC fold, Chairman of the party in the state. Sooko Tajudeen Lawal said the decision of the Opposition members to join the party due to the achievements of and people oriented programmes and policies of Bola Tinubu.
He noted that the ruling All Progressive Congress is the only party capable of turning the nations economy around for good.
‘We just started. PDP, ADP, and TOP are joining our party because they know what is happening. They know what Tinubu is doing in Nigeria and they want to participate and be involved. They know what Oyebamiji is doing in this area. They know that APC is the only party that can move Nigeria forward. We are assuring them that they will not regret joining our party’
Also speaking with journalists, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Water Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, said the move by the defectors shows that President Bola Tinubu is doing greatly despite the time is taking to revamp and restructure the nation’s economy.
‘People have realised the effort of the president to rejig the economy for the better. We also appreciate our leader, Adegboyega Oyetola, for holding the party. Since we left the government, the leadership of Oyetola has been very steadfast. None of our members has ever decamped to any party, and today, we have 120 members of PDP, ADP and TOP that are joining the APC. In the next two or three months, you will see more that are still coming. This shows that 2026 is a business of success for APC’.
He urged the defectors and other members of the party to work as a big family and shun discrimination among party members.
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