BEVERLY HILLS, August 02, (THEWILL) – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, led by the state Chairman, Iyiola Oyedepo, have announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Chief Rex Olawoye, the Publicity Secretary of the party, made this known to newsmen in Ilorin describing Senate President Bukola Saraki as an “anathema,” whom PDP members in the state could not work with.
THEWILL recalls that Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state on Tuesday left the APC for the PDP.
“I hereby officially announce the exit of our members from PDP to APC,”
Olawoye said adding that with the defection, all political structures of the PDP at the ward, local government and state levels had moved to the APC.
The spokesman appealed to all party members to maintain peace and orderliness in their conduct and behaviour.
“Unity is the primary ingredient that can make those of us coming from the PDP and leftover of APC members to live in harmony,” he added.
He said Oyedepo had met with the leadership of the PDP in Abuja and explained the resolve of party members not to work with Saraki.
Olawoye also said the chairman met with the national leadership of APC, including the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as well as other chieftains of the APC.
He added that the defecting PDP members were warmly welcomed into the APC by the party’s leadership.
“Saraki and his cronies have been in the saddle of leadership of the state in the past 15 years with nothing to show for it,’’ he said.
Olawoye called on all registered political parties in the state to team up with the APC to ensure the total liberation of the state.
