My loyalty to PDP burnt my fingers, says Lagos lawmaker
The last Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dipo Olorunrinu, says his loyalty to PDP burnt his fingers.
Eight lawmakers were elected into the 40-member Lagos Assembly on the platform of the PDP in the 2015 general elections, but seven defected to the ruling party in 2017. The first term lawmaker’s defection came after he lost his seat with 278 votes to Mrs Mojisola Alli-Macaulay of APC during the March 9 election.Olorunrinu thanked the PDP for giving him the privilege to come to the House, but said that his loyalty had affected his political carreer.
“I was like a lone voice in the wilderness before I joined the APC. While in opposition, I was only trying to prove loyalty. My loyalty has really burnt my hand and I have learnt my lessons,” Olorunrinu said.
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