The current vice chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo West Local Government Area, Alhaji Mumini Azeez, and Mr. Wumi Oladeji led hundreds of PDP leaders and members in Oyo Federal Constituency into the All Progressives Congress (APC) today at Oyo town in what has been described as serious depletion to the ranks of the ruling party in the state.
The loss of party faithful to Oyo APC did not only affect the PDP as leaders and members of Accord Party, African Democratic party (ADC) and Action Democratic Party (ADP) also defected to further populate the Broom Party which has indicated its readiness to defeat all the candidates of other political parties in the 2023 general election. The monumental welcoming of defectors into the APC took place at the Open Ground at Methodist Primary School, Apaara, Oyo.
Other defectors who moved into the APC with hundreds of their followers include; Alhaja Ejide Saka (ADC), Mrs. Olawumi Kola (PDP), Mr. Nurudeen Abule (Accord), Mrs Olaide Akande Damo (ADP), Pastor Sulola Taiwo (Accord), Mrs Eniola Oyelere (Accord), Mr. Mustapha Sakiru, Mrs Fatimo (ADP) among others. They were also received by the APC candidate for the Oyo Central Senatorial District, Dr. Yunus Akintunde, the House of Representatives candidate for Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West, Hon. (Prince) Akeem Adeyemi and Hon. Kazeem Tunde Arole.
The vice chairman of the PDP in Oyo West, Alh. Azeez, described his former party as a haven of deceit where no reasonable citizen should ply his politics. His words; “The state governor who is also the leader of Oyo PDP is full of deceit and pretence. He takes advantage of people’s patience and loyalty to enslave them. We suffered a lot in his hand and we are now sending a message to him that the masses will pay him back at the poll very soon”.
Former Chairman of Akinyele Local Government Area and the Deputy Director-General of Oyo APC 2023 Campaign Council, Asiwaju Yemi Aderibigbe, represented the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Teslim Folarin, at the ceremony which was graced by other party leaders which included; Alh. Tajudeen Olanite (State Secretary), Olawale Sadare (State Publicity Secretary), Alh. Yinka Folarin, Hon. Femi Akintunde, Hon. Segun Taiwo, Hon. Billy Ogundele, Chief Ogundijo Ogundiran, Chief E. O Olaoye, and Chief Sunday Elegbede.
Meanwhile, Oyo APC has faulted a story being circulated by the PDP that it masterminded the reported killing of one Mudashiru Baraka in Oyo town on Wednesday claiming that those making the accusation should be investigated if such ugly incident ever occured as orchestrated.
