November 05, (THEWILL) – Ward chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State, and hundreds of their supporters have dumped the party for the Accord.
Kola Popoola, media aide to the House of Representatives member for Kajola, Iwajowa/ Itesiwaju Federal Constituency, Shina Peller, in a statement on Saturday, said the ward chairmen led by their leader, Abdulsalam Arikewusope, publicly announced their defection from PDP on Friday.
Peller, who also defected to Accord from the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the party’s candidate for Oyo North Senatorial District in the 2023 polls.
Speaking on behalf of others, Arikewusope, who was also the PDP chairman of all the eleven ward chairmen in the local government, explained that their decision was informed by the yearning, aspiration and interest of the majority in the Oke-Ogun part of the state.
He said, they have unanimously identified with Peller’s liberation mission and Accord as the only formidable political party to reckon with not only in the Oyo North Senatorial District but the entire state.
Arikewusope added that they see Honourable Peller as a young, vibrant, fearless and grassroots-oriented politician, who is an advocate of a bottom-to-top approach to governance.
Welcoming the new members into the party, Accord Oyo State Party Chairman, Felix Ojo, appreciated them for believing in Accord as a party, through which the liberation mission could be actualized.
Peller hailed Arikewusope and others for their bold decision, describing it as a very courageous move driven by the desire for the development of the Oke-Ogun region.
He said the new members had made the right decision while expressing confidence that Accord would be victorious in the forthcoming 2023 general election, particularly in Oyo North and the state.
