- Distinguished opposition figures from three events in Ifedore LGA, Ondo State, formally joined the ruling APC at a reception occasion
- An APC chief alleged that some social gathering members have been working towards APC candidates underneath the guise of a Rainbow Coalition
- Former Ondo APC Chairman Ade Adetimehin described the brand new arrivals because the final batch of PDP members in the ward
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Ondo State – Senior figures from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Get together (SDP) in Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Native Authorities Space of Ondo State, have crossed to the All Progressives Congress (APC), signalling a shift in the political panorama of the world forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The defectors have been formally obtained by a delegation that included Senator Niyi Adegbonmire, who represents the Ondo Central Senatorial District, and Hon. Festus Akingbaso, a member of the House of Representatives, along with different APC leaders in the state.
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Bayo Adejuwon stated the ruling social gathering’s report of growth in the world was the driving drive behind their resolution to change allegiances.
As reported by Vanguard, he acknowledged this whereas talking for the brand new entrants.
He added that the APC management was properly conscious of their political weight, and that their arrival would strengthen the social gathering’s efficiency come election time.
Adejuwon stated the defectors have been absolutely dedicated to working for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the success of different APC candidates in Ondo State.
One other defector who recognized himself as Faloyo, an indigene of Ijare, stated he was happy with the transfer and pledged to mobilise votes from his neighborhood for Tinubu and different social gathering candidates in the January 16 and February 6 elections.
APC hails defections as signal of rising dominance
Former Ondo State APC Chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, instructed the gathering that the brand new entrants have been the ultimate group of PDP members remaining in the ward, calling their defection proof of the APC’s increasing attain in Ifedore.
He urged them to return to their communities instantly and start grassroots mobilisation earlier than the elections.
Adetimehin expressed confidence that Tinubu, Adegbonmire and Akingbaso would all carry out properly on the polls, and described the APC as a celebration that welcomes everybody.
An APC chief in Ifedore, Tobi Ogunleye, burdened that the defection was solely voluntary and that no inducement was used to convey the brand new members on board.
Ogunleye additionally raised issues about sure APC members who he alleged have been working towards the social gathering’s candidates by working underneath a bunch referred to as the Rainbow Coalition, insisting that these current on the occasion represented the real APC.
He warned that anybody undermining the social gathering’s candidates was, in impact, working towards Tinubu’s transformation agenda.
He additionally credited Minister of Inside Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo with weakening the ADC and SDP in the state.
He claimed the defection had worn out what remained of organised opposition in Ifedore, describing the brand new members as people who had been central to the opposition’s political construction earlier than their change of allegiance.
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2 PDP LG Chairmen Defect to APC
In the meantime, Legit.ng additionally reported that two PDP native authorities chairmen in Gombe State formally resigned from the opposition social gathering and joined the ruling APC.
The defectors from Kwami and Nafada LGAs met individually with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya earlier than switching events.
Senator Usman Bayero Nafada facilitated the conferences that led to the defections, in accordance to a Authorities Home assertion.
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