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Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, led by Mr. Iyiola Oyedepo, the state chairman, on Wednesday announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
A good number of Kwara residents, mostly from Ilorin metropolis, including some PDP members, on Wednesday took to the streets to protest against what they described as “the political leadership of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.”
The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions condemning what they referred to as “bad governance,” “political hegemony” and “under-development” under Saraki’s political leadership.
The defecting Kwara PDP members also described Saraki as an “anathema.’’Chief Rex Olawoye, the Publicity Secretary of the party, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin.
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“I hereby officially announce the exit of our members from PDP to APC,” he said.
Olawoye, who described Senate President Bukola Saraki as an “anathema,” said PDP members in the state could not work with him.
Olawoye said with the defection, all political structures of the PDP at the ward, local government and state levels had moved to the APC.
It could be recalled that yesterday, the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, formerly members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will be inheriting an empty house as they moved into the Kwara Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as this has been perceived for a long time.
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,’’ Olawoye stated.
Chief Rex Olawoye, therefore called on all registered political parties in the state to team up with the APC to ensure the total liberation of the state.
Credit: NAN
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