Some loyalists of Late Senator Buruji Kashamu have dumped
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
Ogun State, saying they want former Governor, Ibikunle Amosun to be their
leader.
The PDP defectors were received into
the APC by Amosun at his Ibara, Abeokuta residence on Thursday.
The PDP leaders, led by Chief Ibilola Solaja, held a meeting
with Senator Amosun, pledging their support.
Speaking on behalf of other decampees, Chief Olu Azeez from
Ijebu North, told our correspondent in an interview that they chose to join the
APC under Amosun’s leadership because it is the best option.
Chief Azeez said he and other defectors were with Kashamu
until his death, stressing that they have all decided to work with the former
Governor as their leader.
“I was a known leader of the PDP in Ijebu North. I was with
late Senator Buruji Kashamu until his death. You know Kashamu was the one that
was holding the PDP in Ogun State; but when there is no life, there’s nothing
more anyone can do. So, we decided to join the moving train, which is the APC,
under the former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
“Before aligning with Amosun, we looked at what he did when
he was the governor and we were so much impressed. I am an old man; I know how
Abeokuta and the state in general used to be before he came to power, and when
he came in, we know what he did,” Azeez said.
Asked why they aligned with Amosun instead of the incumbent
Governor, Dapo Abiodun, Azeez retorted: “Amosun is a leader in that party. He
was known before Dapo Abiodun and he did well. I don’t have any grudge against
any of them. In fact, I wish Gov Abiodun all the best in office. But to me, I
know Amosun is the leader there, and he performed creditably well while in
office as the governor.”
On their expectations as new members of the APC in Ogun, the
politician said, the decampees would continue to seek the progress of their new
leader.
“Once a leader is progressing, it will affect the followers.
Our belief is that Amosun will become what we want him to become. I will not
say anything yet.
“When we are talking of politics, everybody would like
somebody to be his own leader, we people went to meet Amosun because we love
him. We want him to lead us and we will support him in anything at all that he
wishes to do.
“I believe that the APC has many chances, and it is now the
only party any politician can join presently,” he submitted.
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