The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State on Thursday maintained that the defection of some associates of former governor Olusegun Mimiko to the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not affect the fortune of the party in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity of the PDP Campaign Organisation, Ayo Fadaka, who stated this in a statement signed by him, said those who defected to APC had long exited and detached themselves from the party long ago.
Fadaka said there is nothing to be celebrated about the defections and did not reflect the reality on the ground, as the people will have to choose between oppressors and those who wish to bring liberation in the next election.
He said, “We take due cognisance of the actions of some people led by Hon. Joseph Akinlaja that have since joined the APC two months ago.
We restate that prior to their action, they were completely detached from developments within our party; even one of them that vied for our gubernatorial ticket was sponsored by the APC, which had earlier nominated him as NDDC Commissioner at the onset of the Tinubu administration; such a character cannot be considered an asset to the party.
“We note conclusively that these people are mere rolling stones who gather no moss as they relocate from one Party to another during every election cycle.
“They have never been politically stable, which is why we are not missing them.
They will add nothing to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his party; rather, they will become unlucky, and we congratulate him and APC on this account.
“To serious-minded people remaining in APC, we urge them to take cognisance that a large chunk of their colleagues responsible for APC’s success in the past have since teamed up with us, so they must waste no further time to join the PDP in our quest to reposition our State for development and productivity.”
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