All is set for the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State to welcome former governor Adebayo
Alao-Akala, former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, Engr Rauf Olaniyan and other
top politicians from opposition parties to its fold on Saturday.
In a statement by the party’s
Public Relations Officer (APC), Olawale Sadare, the party said the top
politicians will be received officially at a rally to be held at the historic
Mapo Hall, Ibadan on Saturday.
Other politicians to officially
join the APC are former Deputy Governor, Alh. Taofeek Arapaja, of the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), former Secretary to the State Government, Chief Ayodele
Adigun of Accord party, and a member of House of Representatives, Hon. Segun
Odebunmi, of the PDP.
Others are Hon. Ayoola Makanjuola
and Alhaji Rasaq Gbadegesin. They will lead their supporters to join the APC at
the planned rally.
The party described the defection
as the mother of all defections in the politics of Oyo State.
The party disclosed that some of
the bigwigs had joined its fold since last year while others are just joining.
The statement read in part: “With
the caliber of active and experienced political players coming on board to
reinvigorate our great Party ahead of the 2019 general election, it is
pertinent to state here that the battle for the soul of the state to determine
who takes over from the trail blazer, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, would be fought and
won only within the APC.
“With all intents and purposes,
we crave for a viable opposition as a necessary impetus for good governance and
democracy growth in the Pacesetter State but what the combination of PDP, LP
and Accord Party had offered in the last couple of years fell below the
standard thereby necessitating the need for the ruling APC to activate its
check and balance mechanism for the good of the process.
“Apparently, the Sterling
performance of Gov. Ajimobi in offering the last six years coupled with his
exemplary leadership qualities must have appealed to the patriotic zeal in the
new entrants who are coming in to strengthen the APC and thus put paid to irresponsible
politics of opposition which some lazy bones and few unscrupulous elements
still promote to actualize selfish goals.
“For the sake record, Ibadan will
witness another epoch-making political event similar to the one we held for
President Muhammad Buhari during the build-up to the 2015 general election.
This time again, Sen. Ajimobi and Chief Akin Oke (our state chairman) will be
on hand to play host to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, APC governors
from other states among other dignitaries to welcome the defectors.
“What this indicates is that the
unrelenting activities of Gov. Ajimobi in relation to his reformation,
restoration and transformation agenda for the state would get another boost as
many active stakeholders are getting more involved while the dream of a
brighter future for our dear state is becoming more realizable by the day.”
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