Precisely two months to the governorship election in Ondo State, tons of of members of the Peoples Democratic Occasion within the state have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee could be conducting the governorship election on November 16, whereas all 16 political events that will be taking part within the forthcoming election had begun campaigning.
Receiving the defectors at Igbotako in Okitipupa Native Authorities Space of the state on Monday, the state governor, Mr Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, assured them of all mandatory recognition and assist within the APC.
Represented by the state Commissioner for Native Authorities and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, the governor expressed optimism that the brand new members would add higher worth to the social gathering within the state.
Aiyedatiwa enjoined the folks to troop out en masse on November 16 to vote for the APC, noting that the election could be an affirmation of his quite a few works throughout all sectors within the state.
He mentioned, “For this crowd of individuals to return to the APC with none type of inducement or coercion, it exhibits just one factor that you simply ( the chief of the defectors, Dr Akinsola Jimoh) are a terrific chief and a grassroots politician and we’re pleased with you.
“We now have come right here at present and respect you for becoming a member of the successful group. You’re skills that may’t afford to be within the opposition.”
In his remarks, the chief of the defectors, Jimoh defined that they determined to affix the ruling social gathering after due session along with his associates in and outdoors the nation, including that he was decided to affix the ruling social gathering to affix palms with the administration of Aiyedatiwa to the develop the state.
“I made a decision to affix the APC as a result of I was impressed with the management qualities of Governor Aiyedatiwa since he took over the governance of the state”, Jimoh said.
A former Home of Meeting candidate of the PDP vowed to galvanise all assets in the direction of attaining a powerful victory for the APC within the forthcoming governorship ballot.
Talking on the occasion, the APC chairman in Okitipupa LGA, Mr Igbekele Akinriwa, boasted that the possibilities of the ruling APC within the council space would additional be solidified with the becoming a member of of the tons of of the previous PDP chieftains led by Jimoh.
He inspired the brand new and outdated members of the social gathering to make themselves related by recurrently attending social gathering ward conferences and mobilising to realize success for the APC within the forthcoming governorship election.
