The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the defection of some of its members to the ruling All Progressives Congress
The opposition People's Democratic Party has stated that the defection of some of its members to the ruling All Progressives Congress will not affect the chances of the party in the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State. While disclosing that the party is unmoved by the development during the inauguration of the…
He said: “Don’t be discouraged by the news of some big names or some people leaving your party for another. When we started in Osun State, a lot of big men deserted us. The big names that are bigger than the ones you’re hearing in your state. But today, the story has changed.“Those that are leaving now have left a long time ago. So, now that they know that we can no longer absolve them of their shenanigans, they are now leaving. We have the majority of their followers with us.
On his part, the governorship candidate of the party, Agboola Ajayi, said that “the masses in the state would not forgive the PDP if the party failed to win the forthcoming poll.” “The same thing is also going on in Akoko. So, if anybody is leaving PDP, maybe they are just trying to exercise their rights. No man is God. We will not forget that they have served this state at a time, and we will take good care of them when we assume office and tell them that this is our state.”
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