ONDO GUBER: APC LOSES LEADERS, MEMBERS TO PDP IN AKURE
The wave of defections being witnessed in the All Progressives Congress in Ondo state, have spread further,as leaders and members of the party in Akure South Ward 3, have also decamped to the People’s Democratic Party.
Mr Ben Orimoloye led the team of the APC Akure South Ward 3 defectors on Saturday.
Leaders and members of the APC, had earlier on the same Saturday , defected to the PDP in Ilaje and Ese Odo local governments area of the state.
They were received to the party by its gubernatorial candidate, His Excellency, Agboola Ajayi who was assured by the decampees of their total loyalty and commitment to the rescue mission of the PDP in Ondo state.
Also declaring their support for the PDP and it’s gubernatorial candidate, in Akure,leaders and members of the APC in Akure South Ward 3,
echoed the believe , that the liberation of the nation will start from Ondo State.
According to the new PDP members, APC is finished in Ondo State .
The defectors mentioned also, that the economic hardship in Nigeria has opened their eyes to see the reason why they should do away with the APC, because , according to them, the party ” is no longer serving the interests of Ondo State people vis a vis Nigerians”.
The Akure decampees were received into the PDP by its gubernatorial candidate, Agbo Ajayi and Hon Ikantu Peretei.
Welcoming them to the party, Ajayi said their decision to join the PDP was confirmation of thier believe In the Ondo PDP mission to rescue the state from it’s current voyage without a direction.
Peretei on his part, urged the new party members to ensure that their aim of dumping the APC is not defeated, by ensuring they do everything withing their legal means, to ensure the PDP takes over the reigns of power in the state come November.