Barely 48 hours after a
chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party in
Ekiti State and former
Deputy Speaker, Chief
Taiwo Olatunbosun
dumped the camp of
Ayo Fayose for the All
Progressives Congress
(APC), the ruling party
in the state has lost
another bigwig to the
PDP.
This is as Senator Bode Ola, publicly announced
his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) yesterday.
On Friday, Olatunbosun, who had also served as
Commissioner for Information under the Oni-
led regime, publicly announced his defection
from the PDP during Fayemi’s campaign tour of
Igbemo, Are, Iworoko and Afao, Fayose’s
country home.
He added that he had considered the exodus of
well-meaning people across the country from
other parties to the APC and decided it was high
time he became part of the progressive train.
According to him, Fayose has nothing good to
offer the people of the State other than his
“political thuggery”.
“I slept and dreamt. I looked at PDP and saw
that the party is bleeding and it is sure to die.
The party has a virus that is sure to kill it. I
looked at where everyone in Igbemo and other
parts of Nigeria are going and considered that
APC is a party of progress.
“We have held meetings at Ifaki and decided it is
important for me to go where there is light and
forsake where there is thuggery. We are tired of
a violent man. We are tired of a man who does
not have respect for the people.
“Fayose owed teachers emoluments of about
N3billion so it is Fayose that should not be
supported by teachers instead of the rumour
that teachers
don’t like the governor who has
benefitted them more”, Olatunbosun said.
But making his formal declaration in his Local
Government at Ajilosun, PDP Secretariat in Ado
Ekiti on Saturday, the former Senator
representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District,
said he left the party because it was nothing but
a “cult” under the command of a galleon master.
He described the PDP as the only democratic
party in Nigeria that gives equal rights and
opportunities to its members regardless of
status, class or affiliation.
Ola criticised APC for what he called ‘grave
injustice’ done to him, saying he took time to
study and analyse recent development in the
APC and as one of the major stakeholders, who
had served the party diligently for many years
with a mission to help deepen Nigeria’s nascent
democracy and a heart for service to mankind
and God.
“We not be oblivious of the fact that the
leadership of the party in Ekiti has lost focus and
completely derailed from the path of honour,
leadership that does not take the interest of the
common people at heart.
“Today, the APC has become an instrument in
the hands of a clique of people who are
determined to arrest our development, enslave
our children in their quest to use the party
platform for their self-serving agenda and
personal interest at the expense of the
undiscerning populace.”
He further described the PDP as the only party
that keeps to the tenets of equal rights and
opportunities to its members regardless of
status, class or affiliation
“When we looked at the parties objectively, we
discovered that the only democratic party in
Nigeria is the PDP. Politics is about interest, if
you discovered that your interests and rights are
trampled upon by people who are supposed to
be your friends and partners, if you found out
that those you have helped to climb the ladder
are the people who do not want to see your face,
what do you do?
“The wise thing to do is to build your nest where
you will find love, warmth and goodwill. I was
instrumental to the emergence of APC in the
political clime; I was the light that led APC
through the political wilderness.
“If today they say we are no longer part of them
because of our beliefs, then good luck to them.
We have taken the best decision that will bring
joy happiness and succor to our teeming
supporters.”
Ola however appealed to his followers many of
whom decamped with him to remain calm and
law abiding assuring that about 5000 members
of his group will be officially received by
President Goodluck Jonathan at a later date.
“APC stands for wickedness, oppression and
deceit. We are gone, and we are gone for good.
The PDP has become the biggest gainer. I am
one of the biggest assets of the APC, now that we
have dumped them; we are going to work
assiduously with our followers who are moving
with us en mass to show that we are not push
overs in Ekiti politics,” he stated.
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