5,000 defect
from PDP, others, to APC in Kwara
No fewer
than 5,000 people from different parties in Kwara State South Senatorial
District on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress at a rally in
Omu-Aran, Kwara, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The
defectors, majorly from the Peoples Democratic Party were received and
presented with their membership cards at the APC campaign flag-off in respect
of Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in the 2019 general
elections.
The
leaders of the new members, in their separate remarks at the event, expressed
their commitment and readiness to contribute their quota toward ensuring the
party’s victory at the poll.
According
to them, only the APC at all levels of governance could help to actualise their
yearnings and aspirations.
Dr Seyi
Adigun, a PDP chieftain and defector from Ajase Ward 2 in Irepodun Local
Government Area, in a remark, said every reasonable politician must be firm in
taking positive decisions concerning his or her political career.
Adigun,
presently a Board member, Kwara State School of Nursing, Oke-Ode, who claimed
to represent over 1,500 members, said he was convinced that the APC truly
represented the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians.
“Any
reasonable person or politician must know the right time to stay or quit and as
far as I’m concerned the APC by every standard represents the best interest of
Nigerian people.
“I have
the conviction that in any free, fair and credible election in Nigeria like the
recently concluded bye-election in the state, the APC will always come out
victorious,’’ he said.
Also, Mr
Dare Bamkole, a leader of the defectors from Oke-Ero Local Government Area and
a former Special Assistant on Sports to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, said their
defection was informed by APC’s overwhelming and people-oriented manifestos.
Mr Bashir
Bolarinwa, the state APC Chairman, while receiving the decampees, said he
remained the party’s authentic chairman in the state irrespective, of a recent
High Court judgment nullifying the party’s state executive.
Bolarinwa
urged the new members to be dedicated to the party’s principles and ideals,
saying the challenges ahead required more commitment and sacrifice.
“What is
important to us is that none of our party members should lose sleep over such a
judgment.
“I want to
make it also clear that all our candidates for the 2019 general elections
remained intact and that I Bashir Bolarinwa remained the authentic chairman of
APC in Kwara State,” he said.
Rep.
Raheem Olawuyi, the recently sworn-in lawmaker, representing Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal
Constituency and also the party’s candidate for the same slot in 2019 general
elections, was optimistic of his victory at the poll.
He
promised that his present and future representation would help to accelerate
the desired socio-economic development of the constituency.
“We still
stand by our promise to the electorate before our victory in the last
bye-election that we are going to do things differently as a way of impacting
our people positively.”
NAN
reports that the campaign witnessed large attendance of party members and
leaders across the four councils in the constituency and beyond.
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