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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has become an empty shell nationwide following the gale of defections rocking the party.
Abiodun said this in Abeokuta on Wednesday at a reception organised to formally welcome some PDP bigwigs into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Among the defectors are the Deputy Governorship Candidate of PDP in the last election, Adekunle Akinlade, former state chairman of the party, Dr Sikirullahi Ogundele, Deputy Minority leader of the State House of Assembly, Lukman Atobatele.
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Others include: former Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, Idowu Olowofuja; former ALGON Chairman, Dr Mojeed Ekelojumati and former Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Rotimi Rahman, aka Arugbo.
Troops foil fresh Borno attack, gun down Boko Haram terrorists FG to deploy technology to stop tankers’ explosions In his remarks, Abiodun re-echoed Ogundele’s earlier statement at the event that “every responsible member of PDP in Ogun State” has left the party.
The governor also taunted members of the main opposition party as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
He said the giant strides of President Bola Tinubu-led government have continued to attract opposition figures into the APC including serving governors.
Taking a swipe at the PDP, he said “PDP nationwide has become an empty shell. As a matter of fact, they have been referred to as Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). They are looking for IDP camps. They went to SDP, they were not accommodated, ditto to the ADC. They are still displaced.
“I am glad that you (new APC members) have chosen to come back to where you did belong.”
While welcoming the new APC members who he described as politicians with progressive-thinking, Abiodun promised to accord them the rights and privileges due to them as party members and leaders.
Earlier, Akinlade who lost the 2019 governorship election to Abiodun when he ran on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), thanked the governor for accepting them back to the ruling party.
Akinlade, who was a member of the House of Representatives, said Abiodun has treated the new members with dignity since the commencement of their decamping process, and promised to remain loyal to his leadership.
He said “We are here to support you, your Excellency; we are here to support the party; we are here to commit our loyalty absolutely to you and the party.
“We are here to work with you and we will align with you.”
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